Sterling Ethyl Gasoline Sign: Vintage Porcelain Gas Station Advertisement – VS6254

Sterling Ethyl Gasoline Sign Additional Details

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Historical Information (Humble Oil And The Sterling "Trio")

Was an American oil company founded in 1911 in Humble, Texas. In 1919, a 50% interest in Humble was acquired by Standard Oil of New Jersey which acquired the rest of the company in September 1959 and merged with its parent to become Exxon Corporation in 1973.

Humble Oil and Refining Co.

The Humble Oil Company was chartered by Walter Fondren Sr., and brothers Ross Sterling and Frank Sterling, in February 1911. They were joined by their sister, Florence M. Sterling, who became assistant, and then later full secretary and treasurer of the company. The three siblings were often referred to as the "Trio."

On June 21, 1917, the company was re-organized as Humble Oil and Refining Company and incorporated with a capitalization of $1 million. William Stamps Farish II (1881–1942), was the primary organizer. Farish served as vice president for five years and in 1922, he became the president of Humble Oil and Refining Co. In 1933, he became chairman of the board of Standard Oil Company of New Jersey (later Exxon Company), which held substantial stock interest in Humble, and in 1937, he became president of Standard.

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Ross S. Sterling co-founder of Humble Oil Company. Frank Johnson, edited and updated by Eugene C. Barker - A History of Texas and Texans, Volume 4 (1914). Chicago: The American Historical Society.

Ross Shaw Sterling (February 11, 1875 – March 25, 1949)

Was an American politician who was the 31st Governor of Texas, serving a single two-year term from January 20, 1931, to January 17, 1933.

At the age of 21, Sterling launched his own merchandising business. In 1911, his brother Frank Sterling, other oilmen, and he formed the Humble Oil Company, a predecessor of present-day Exxon-Mobil. They were joined in the venture by their sister, Florence M. Sterling. Sterling and his brother Frank and his sister, Florence, were referred to as the "Trio".

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Frank Prior Sterling (October 26, 1869 – July 16, 1938)

Was an American oilman and oil industry businessperson, based in Houston, Texas. Sterling and his brothers grew up on Double Bayou in Chambers County, southern Texas. They were ambitious and built a sail boat to carry vegetables to Galveston for sale. Frank Sterling was one of nine founders of the Humble Oil & Refining Company of Houston, Texas in 1911. Their first wells were in the Humble, Texas area. Frank Sterling, who was a post-production expert, became a Vice President of Humble in 1921.

Humble Oil was one of the best oil & gas finding companies in the history of petroleum exploration. Humble Oil merged with Standard Oil of New Jersey to form Exxon, Inc., the present day ExxonMobil corporation. Ross S. Sterling, Frank Sterling's brother, was the first president of Humble Oil, and later became the Governor of Texas. Florence Sterling, Frank Sterling's sister, also worked at Humble Oil and became its Corporate Secretary.

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Head and shoulders photograph of Florence M. Sterling wearing a dress and a necklace. E.G. Williams & Bro. NY - Downs, Winfield Scott , ed. (1935) Encyclopedia of American Biography: New Series, 4, American Historical Society.

Florence M. Sterling (October 13, 1871 – March 24, 1940)

Was an American businesswoman, journalist and early feminist. Sterling served as treasurer and secretary of her family's business venture, Humble Oil, and also for various community services in Houston. She was the founder of the Woman's Viewpoint.

She worked for the R.S. Sterling and Company as a bookkeeper and as secretary and treasurer in 1913. At the same time, Sterling became the assistant and then later, full treasurer and secretary of the Humble Oil Company. She signed checks for the business as "F.M.Sterling," hiding her gender. She also was the secretary and treasurer of the Sterling Investment Company. During World War I, she was a member of the executive board of the Houston Red Cross. She also worked as treasurer of the Houston War Camp Community Service. She never married, devoting herself to various causes all her life.

Sterling was active in women's rights in Texas. She was elected the second vice-president of the Texas branch of the National Woman's Party in 1916. She was involved with the Texas branch of the congressional union for woman's suffrage. Sterling founded the Woman's Viewpoint in 1923. She felt that the world needed to see things through the eyes of women. The magazine was edited and written entirely by women and ran until 1927. Sterling served as president of the League of Women Voters in Houston from 1923 to 1925.^[3] In the late 1920s, Sterling shared her home with Oveta Culp Hobby. They had been friends for several years. Sterling died in Houston on March 24, 1940, and was buried in Glenwood Cemetery.

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