Background
Gentry, Cyrus Stokes was born on May 14, 1892 in Eldorado, Illinois, United States. Son of William Cyrus and Laura (Stokes) Gentry.
Gentry, Cyrus Stokes was born on May 14, 1892 in Eldorado, Illinois, United States. Son of William Cyrus and Laura (Stokes) Gentry.
Bachelor of Arts, McKendree College, 1911. Master of Arts, University of Illinois, 1912. Bachelor of Arts jurisprudence, University of Oxford (Rhodes scholar), 1916.
Admitted to Texas bar, 1922, Missouri bar, 1933, New York bar, 1937. Practiced law, Houston, 1922-1923. Senior attorney Shell Petroleum Corporation, Saint Louis, 1933-1937.
Officer Shell Oil Corporation, 1937-1953, general counsel since 1941, vice president since 1944.
President Wolverine Pipeline Company, since 1953. Home: 55 Grandview Avenue, Pleasantville, New York Office: 630 5th Avenue, New York City 20.
Married Zella Kenster, September, 10 1925. Children: Stokes, Mary Ellen.
