Background
Holmes, Ralph Clinton was born on August 24, 1874 in Sharon Center, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Elba D. and Catherine L. (Dodge) Holmes.
Holmes, Ralph Clinton was born on August 24, 1874 in Sharon Center, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Elba D. and Catherine L. (Dodge) Holmes.
Graduated from the high school, Olean, New York, 1895.
1 son, Frederic Hamilton. With Standard Oil Corporation at Olean, 1895-1901. With Solar Refining Company, Galatea, O., 1901-1902.
With The Texas Company, 1902 until retired, beginning as manager refining department, Beaumont, Texas, director, 1906, vice president, chairman manufacturing and marketing committee, 1913.
Became member Executive Committee and president The Texas Company of Mexico, 1920, president Texas South.S. Company, 1922. President The Texas Company and The Texas Corporation, and several subsidiary companies, 1926.
Chairman sub-commission on refining, also member midcontinent section National Petroleum War Service Committee, and member priorities commission on refinery materials and tinplate, World War.
Clubs: City. Houston (Houston).
Married Dora May Hamilton, April.