Arnold Schlaet (1859–1946) was a

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oil industrialist and business man.

Biography

In 1901, Schlaet, with

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, and

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, founded the Texas Fuel Company, predecessor to Texaco Incorporated. Schlaet was an agent from

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who worked for the United States Leather Company, owned by John J. and

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. Naturally conservative, he was nevertheless impressed with Cullinan's plans, and helped him to gain capital to start the new venture.

References

Texaco's History - Founders

External links

1859 births 1946 deaths Texaco people American businesspeople in the oil industry {{US-business-bio-1850s-stub 19th-century American businesspeople