Background
Leonard, Samuel Wallace was born on September 29, 1922 in Cumberland, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Samuel James and Hazel Della (Flagg) Leonard.
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Leonard, Samuel Wallace was born on September 29, 1922 in Cumberland, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Samuel James and Hazel Della (Flagg) Leonard.
Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance, Bryant College, 1941. Bachelor in Economics, Brown University, 1948. AMP, Harvard Business School, Soldiers Field, Massachusetts, 1968.
Internal auditor, Conoco Inc., Ponca City, Oklahoma, 1948-1951; assistant director employee benefits, Conoco Inc., Houston, 1952-1954; president, general manager, Sahara Petroleum Company, Alexandria, Egypt, 1954-1960; vice president, treasurer, Pasa Petroquimica Argentina, Buenos Aires, 1961-1966; president, Conoco Libya, Tripoli, 1966-1971; president, Conoco Española, Madrid, Spain, 1971-1972; executive assistant president, Conoco Inc., Stamford, Connecticut, 1972-1976; vice president, general manager, Dubai (United Arab Emirates) Petroleum, 1976-1982. Retired; Chairman, Board Of Directors, Security Bank & Trust Company (merger 4th Finance Corporation 1993), Ponca city, 1992-1993. Board directors Bank IV Oklahoma, Ponca City.
Chairman Little League, Tripoli, Libya, 1966-1971. Board directors Ponca City Library., 1988-1994. Staff sergeant United States Army, 1942-1945, United States and Europe.
Member Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Ponca City Country Club (board directors, treasurer 1995-1998), Elks.
Married Dorothy Wilma Carpenter, October 15, 1949.