John Kenneth Kenneth Jamieson

Background

Jamieson, John Kenneth was born on August 28, 1910 in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. Son of John Locke and Kate Alberta (Herron) Jamieson.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1931.

Career

With, British American Oil Corporation, Canada, 1934-1938; vice president, Imperial Oil Corporation Ltd., Toronto, 1945-1958; president, International Petroleum Limited company, 1959-1961; vice president, Exxon Company, United States of America, Houston, 1961; executive vice president, board directors, Exxon Corporation, 1964; president, Exxon Corporation, 1965-1969; Chairman of the Board, Exxon Corporation, 1969-1975; also board directors, Exxon Company, United States of America, 1964-1981. Chairman National Foreign Trade Council, 1979-1982.

Achievements

• John Kenneth Jamieson has been listed as a noteworthy Oil company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board visitors M.D. Anderson Cancer Institute. Chairman National Foreign Trade Council,1979-1981. Member International Chamber of Commerce, Houston Chamber of Commerce C., American Council on Germany, Council Foreign Rels., American Petroleum Institute, Midcontinent Oil and Gas Association, Houston Country Club.

Interests

• Golf, fishing.

Connections

Married Ethel May Burns, December 23, 1937. Children— John Burns, Anne Frances.

Father:

John Locke Jamieson

Mother:

Kate Alberta (Herron) Jamieson

Spouse:

Ethel May Burns

child:

Anne Frances Jamieson

child:

John Burns Jamieson