John W Gates
- Moniker: Bet-A-Million Gates
American
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Company | |||
| Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railway | 1899 | ||
| Kansas City Southern Railway | 1900 |
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Company | |||
| Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railway | 1899 | ||
| Kansas City Southern Railway | 1900 |
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1896/00/00 | Home of John W Gates from 1896 to 1906 | Home | Sydney Kent House | Chicago | |||
| 1900/10/00 | In the fall of 1900, a Wall Street ring headed by John W Gates forces the Pee-Gee into receivership and Stilwell out of a job over an unpaid $40 printing bill through a court order granted by a federal judge in a hearing held at the judge's home at 2 am. | Work | Port Arthur, TX | Texas | |||
| 1901/01/10 | Spindletop begins producing 100000 barrels of oil per day | Financial backer | Lucas Gusher, Spindletop Oil Field | Beaumont, TX | |||
| 1909/00/00 | John W Gates establishes Port Arthur Business College with 35 students, the curriculum prepares students for positions in the petrochemical industry | Benefactor | Marconi Tower at Port Arthur College | Port Arthur, TX | |||
| 1909/00/00 | John Gates donates land for public library | Benefactor | Gates Memorial Library | Port Arthur, TX | |||
| 1911/08/09 | John W Gates dies in Paris France. His funeral held in the Grand Ball Room of the Plaza Hotel in New York City. | Plaza Hotel, NYC | New York City |
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