Ralph k davies biography for kids youtube

Ralph K. Davies — September 19, was an American businessman and political appointee. He began his career in oil and later moved into shipping.

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He was married to Louise Davies. Davies was a native of Cherrydale, Virginia, a neighborhood in Arlington, but moved at a young age to San Francisco, California. He was a director of Standard Oil Company of California in the s—30s. He was the youngest person to become a director in Standard Oil's history. At 33, he became vice president of Standard Oil.

From until , when he died, he was chairman of the shipping company American President Lines. Under his leadership, the company went from almost bankrupt to a shipping empire. During his term at American President Lines, he became a millionaire. He served in this post from to , though the administration was inactive for the final year of his term.