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John Kenneth Jamieson

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John Kenneth Jamieson
9th President of the Standard Oil Company (New Jersey)
In office
March 1, 1965 – September 31, 1969
Preceded byMichael L. Haider
Succeeded byMilo M. Brisco
11th Chairman of the Standard Oil Company (New Jersey)
In office
October 1, 1969 – July 31, 1975
Preceded byMichael L. Haider
Succeeded byClifton C. Garvin
Personal details
Born(1910-08-28)28 August 1910
Medicine Hat, Alberta
Died26 September 1999(1999-09-26) (aged 89)
Houston, Texas
Spouse
Ethel May Burns
(m. 1937)
EducationUniversity of Alberta, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

John Kenneth Jamieson (28 August 1910 – 26 September 1999)[1] was a Canadian-American engineer and oilman. Jamieson served from 1963 to 1964 as the president of Humble Oil, and from 1965 to 1969 as president and 1969 to 1975 as chairman of Exxon.

Biography

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He was born in Medicine Hat, Alberta and graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1931.[2]

Honors

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In 1975, Jamieson received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Gray, Earle. "John Kenneth Jamieson". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  2. ^ "J. Kenneth Jamieson". People Magazine. 30 December 1973. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement". www.achievement.org. American Academy of Achievement.