Harry Ford Sinclair

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American businessman (1876-1956)

United States FoundersLived 1876 to 1956 · aged 80

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Harry Ford Sinclair was an American industrialist, and the founder of Sinclair Oil. He was implicated in the 1920s Teapot Dome scandal, and served six months in prison for contempt of Congress. Although this harmed his reputation, he returned to his former life and enjoyed its prosperity until his death.

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Sinclair and his attorneys on the state at the Teapot Dome hearing

At one time, Sinclair owned this C. P. H. Gilbert designed mansion now known as the Harry F. Sinclair House, in New York City

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