Standard Oil Trust signed by Lamon V. Harkness, Archbold, and Tilford - 1896 dated Autograph Stock Certificate
Inv# AG1634 Stock
Stock issued to and signed at back by Lamon V. Harkness. Also signed by Archbold as secretary and Tilford as attorney. Portraits and biographies of all included.
Lamon Vanderburgh Harkness (January 6, 1850 – January 17, 1915) was an American businessman and one of the largest stockholders in Standard Oil . Lamon V. Harkness became involved with Standard Oil through his father Stephen V. Harkness who was a primary silent investor in the formation of Standard Oil.
Harkness was born in Bellevue, Ohio on January 6, 1850. He was the son of Stephen Vanderburgh Harkness (1818–1888) and his first wife, Laura (née Osborne) Harkness (1815–1852). Lamons mother Laura died in 1852 when Lamon was just 2 years old. His father Stephen was remarried to Anna M. Harkness (née Richardson) in 1854. The Harknesses moved to Monroeville, OH around 1860 and in 1865, they moved from Monroeville to Willoughby, Ohio outside of Cleveland. Stephen and Anna had two children, Charles W. Harkness born 1860 in Monroeville and Edward Harkness born 1874 in Cleveland, Ohio. The age difference between Lamon and Charles was 10 years and between Lamon and Edward was 24 years.
At the age of 16, Lamon bought a ranch outside of Eureka, Kansas. He entered the cattle business at the age of 19. About this same time, Lamon's father made an investment with JD Rockefeller to start Standard Oil. This investment would soon change the lives of the whole Harkness family. After Standard Oil started on its way, Lamon move to Kansas City, Missouri where he dabbled in the banking business. Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamon_V._Harkness
Wesley Hunt Tilford, former treasurer of the Standard Oil Company, died in this city today. Mr. Tilford was born fifty-eight years ago in Lexington, Kentucky. He had been associated with the Standard Oil Company for more than thirty years. After the funeral services Thursday the body will be taken to Lexington for burial. Body of W. H. Tilford, Vice President of Standard Oil Company, returned to Lexington for burial. Read more at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100791150/wesley-hunt-tilford
A stock certificate is issued by businesses, usually companies. A stock is part of the permanent finance of a business. Normally, they are never repaid, and the investor can recover his/her money only by selling to another investor. Most stocks, or also called shares, earn dividends, at the business's discretion, depending on how well it has traded. A stockholder or shareholder is a part-owner of the business that issued the stock certificates.
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