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Torrey Canon Oil Co. 1894 I/C Stock Certificate Signed by Thomas R. Bard

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Torrey Canon Oil Co. 1894 I/C Stock Certificate Signed by Thomas R. Bard
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California, 1894. 1 Share I/C Capital Stock Certificate, S/N 16, Black text with black border, Oil platform depicted at bottom left corner. Cancelled in ink, Fine condition, Printed by Crocker & Co. Signed by Thomas R. Bard as company president. Thomas Robert Bard (December 8, 1841 – March 5, 1915) was a political leader in California who assisted in the organization of Ventura County and represented the state in the United States Senate from 1900 to 1905 as a Republican. In 1867, Bard became the first person in California to produce oil from a drilled well. He is known as the "Father of Port Hueneme" for his efforts in building and expanding the city, as well as the first and only deep water port in the area. He is one of the founders of the UNOCAL company, and held profitable interests in several oil companies.