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TIMOTHY SPELLACY

 

 

SPELLACY, TIMOTHY, Oil Operator, Los Angeles, Cal., was born in Conneautsville, Pa., and has been in the oil business form the time of his boyhood.  He gained his experience in the fields of Pennsylvania and Ohio, and about thirteen years ago decided to move West to engage in the business of California.

            He first located at Bakersfield, Cal., remaining there about six years.  A little over six years he transferred his business to Los Angeles and he has since been among the foremost and most successful operators in the Kern River, Midway and Coalinga districts.

            His first venture included the Lockwood and Creseus, while he is now the heaviest stockholder and an official in the Illinois Crude Oil Company and the Premier and Mascot companies, all successful concerns.

            Mr. Spellacy has been prominent in politics since locating in California, and in 1910 was candidate for Lieutenant Governor on the Democratic ticket.

            In addition to this he has aided materially in the upbuilding of Los Angeles.

            He is Vice President of the sierra Madre Club and a member of several other organizations.

           

 

Transcribed By:   Michele Y. Larsen on 9 January 2012.

Source: Press Reference Library, Western Edition Notables of the West, Vol. I,  Page 903, International News Service, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, Atlanta.  1913.

© 2012 Michele Y. Larsen.

 

 

 

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