Background
Parkhurst, George Leigh was born on January 10, 1907 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of George T. and Jessie (Furness) Parkhurst.
Parkhurst, George Leigh was born on January 10, 1907 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of George T. and Jessie (Furness) Parkhurst.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Armour Institute of Technology, 1927. Graduate study, University Chicago, 1930. Juris Doctor, De Paul University, 1934.
Chemist, chemical engineer, senior patent attorney, Standard Oil Corporation (Indiana), Whiting, Indiana and Chicago, 1927-1941; assistant director refining, contract executive, Petroleum Administration for War, Washington, 1941-1945; president, Oronite Chemical Company, San Francisco, 1946-1949; Chairman of the Board, Oronite Chemical Company, San Francisco, 1949-1955; Chairman of the Board, Chevron Research Corporation, 1949-1953; director, Chevron Research Corporation, 1945-1971; vice president, Standard Oil Corporation California, 1949-1971; director, Standard Oil Corporation California, 1955-1971; vice-president, director, California Oil Corporation, 1960-1968; president, Chevron Chemical Company, 1956-1958; director, Chevron Chemical Company, from 1956; chairman, Irving Oil Corporation, 1962-1963; director, Arabian-American Oil Corporation, 1955-1971; director, Trans-Arabian Pipe Line Company, 1955-1971; consultant, from 1972. Director Fisher Berkeley Corporation, Natomas Company.
Board directors College Preparatory School, 1973-1977. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (vice president 1954), American Institute Chemists. Member American Chemical Society (emeritus member, chairman Chicago section 1941, trustee California section 1969-1981), San Francisco Committee Foreign Relations, Alpha Chi Sigma, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Delta Theta Phi.
Clubs: World Trade, Bohemian (San Francisco). Chemists (Chicago and New York City). University (New York City).
Married Margaret Sarles, July 2, 1932. Children— Peter, Perry, Paul.