William Knox D'Arcy
British-Australian businessman
William Knox D'Arcy was a British-Australian businessman who was one of the principal founders of the oil and petrochemical industry in Persia. The D’Arcy Concession was signed in 1901 and allowed D'Arcy to explore, obtain, and market oil, natural... Wikipedia
Born: October 11, 1849, Newton Abbot, United Kingdom
Died: May 1, 1917 (age 67 years), Stanmore, United Kingdom
Children: William Francis D'Arcy
Grandchildren: Norman Francis William Haliburton D'Arcy and Teresa Mary Violet Home
Spouse: Elena Birkbeck (m. 1872)
Organization founded: BP
Education: Westminster School