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Birth	:	1 Sep 1880 Pittsfield, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA
Death	:	30 Dec 1976 Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA
Burial	:	Floral Park Cemetery, Pittsfield, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.3100014, -71.3225021
Plot	:	Drake
Description	:	Biographical Information 1880 Born, September 1, Pittsfield, New Hampshire 1902 Graduated from Dartmouth College 1903 Received Master of Commercial Science degree from Amos Tuck School of Administration and Finance 1903-1908 Secretary, Board of Trade, Springfield, Massachusetts 1907 Married Mildred Augusta Chase; elected to Springfield Common Council 1908-(1918) Secretary, later Treasurer and Director, Phelps Publishing Company, Springfield, Massachusetts 1909-1912 Member of Municipal Building Commission, responsible for erecting Springfield's "Municipal Group" civic buildings 1910-1912 President, Springfield Common Council 1913 Charter member, Dartmouth Alumni Council 1915-1917 President, Western Massachusetts Alumni Association 1918 Commissioned as Major in United States Army Ordnance Dept., assigned to Pittsburgh... Read More	Biographical Information 1880 Born, September 1, Pittsfield, New Hampshire 1902 Graduated from Dartmouth College 1903 Received Master of Commercial Science degree from Amos Tuck School of Administration and Finance 1903-1908 Secretary, Board of Trade, Springfield, Massachusetts 1907 Married Mildred Augusta Chase; elected to Springfield Common Council 1908-(1918) Secretary, later Treasurer and Director, Phelps Publishing Company, Springfield, Massachusetts 1909-1912 Member of Municipal Building Commission, responsible for erecting Springfield's "Municipal Group" civic buildings 1910-1912 President, Springfield Common Council 1913 Charter member, Dartmouth Alumni Council 1915-1917 President, Western Massachusetts Alumni Association 1918 Commissioned as Major in United States Army Ordnance Dept., assigned to Pittsburgh District Ordnance Office, promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in March 1919 1919 Dsicharged from United States Army; became Assistant to President of Gulf Oil Corporation 1921 Took leave of absence from Gulf Oil Corporation; served as confidential aide to Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon until 1923 1921-1922 Vice President, Dartmouth Alumni Association; Chairman, Amos Tuck Clearing House 1923-(1930) President, Standard Steel Car Company; merged with Pullman Co. in 1930, became Director and Chairman of the Board 1925-1926 President, Dartmouth Club of Western Pennsylvania 1925-(1945) Vice President, Rockwell Manufacturing Company 1931-1932 President, Dartmouth Alumni Association 1931 Resigned from Pullman Co., became President of Gulf Oil Company 1936 Served on Committee for Survey of Social Life in Dartmouth College, co-authored prevailing Minority Report 1941-1945 Member, Petroleum Industry War Council 1942-(1958) Served on Board of Directors, Chase Manhattan Bank, New York 1945-1947 Chairman, National Industrial Conference Board 1946-(1953) Served as member, National Petroleum Council 1948 Became Chairman of the Board of Directors, Gulf Oil Corporation 1949 Named Chevalier, French National Order of the Legion of Honor; made an officer in 1952 1952 Awarded honorary Doctor of Laws degree, Dartmouth College 1953 Named Chairman of Executive Committee, Gulf Oil Corp. 1954 Mrs. Drake died 1955 Retired as an officer of the corporation; remained as member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee 1956 Received the American Petroleum Institute's Gold Medal for Distinguished Achievement 1958 Received Dartmouth Alumni Award for Distinguished Service and Theta Delta Chi Achievement Award 1959 Resigned from Board of Directors of Gulf Oil 1962 The Drake Room, Hopkins Center, dedicated 1966 Moved permanently to Pittsfield, New Hampshire, to live in family home 1969 Founded Pittsfield Historical Society 1970 Named Pittsfield's Citizen of the Year 1973 Elected President, Class of 1902 1975 Honored with surprise 95th birthday party at the Pittsfield Historical Society 1976 Died, December 30, Concord, New Hampshire Biography of James Frank Drake Taken From: The Papers of James Frank Drake in the Dartmouth College Library.

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James Frank Drake's memorial is located at: Floral Park Cemetery, Pittsfield, Merrimack County, USA.
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James Frank Drake death on 30 Dec 1976 in Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA
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Latitude: 43.3100014
Longitude: -71.3225021

Family Members:

Parent

Nathaniel Seavey Drake

(1851 - 1936)

Mary Agnes Rogers Green Drake

(1857 - 1954)

Spouse

Mildred Augusta Chase Drake

(1883 - 1954)

Children

James Frank Drake Jr.

(1913 - 1963)

Constance Drake Hinton

(1915 - 1978)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Floral Park Cemetery
Pittsfield, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3100014, -71.3225021

2. Old Meeting House Cemetery
Pittsfield, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3038350, -71.3243040

3. Captain Samuel Brown Burial Place
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4. Mount Calvary Cemetery
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6. Drake-Eaton Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3201300, -71.3388200

7. Brock-Snell Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3088050, -71.2996330

8. Snell Family Cemetery
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9. Shaw Family Cemetery
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10. Hodgdon Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3372600, -71.3197700

11. Norris Burial Ground
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Coordinate: 43.3373100, -71.3156500

12. Hatevil Nutter Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3233330, -71.2886110

13. Nutter Field Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3235500, -71.2885700

14. Kaime Farm Cemetery
Chichester, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2947450, -71.3564880

15. James Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3070000, -71.3630000

16. Chesley - Collins Cemetery
Barnstead, Belknap County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3331690, -71.2960980

17. Tilton-Watson Cemetery
Pittsfield, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3025390, -71.2813570

18. John Drew and Joseph Jackson Graves
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Coordinate: 43.3183330, -71.2811110

19. Brown Cemetery
Chichester, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2973130, -71.3622380

20. Brown - James Family Cemetery
Pittsfield, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2777780, -71.3280560

21. Green Family Cemetery
Pittsfield, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3320960, -71.3555360

22. Sargent Family Cemetery
Pittsfield, Merrimack County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2775600, -71.3291600

23. Bunker Cemetery
Barnstead, Belknap County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3280560, -71.2811110

24. Barnstead Parade Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3358900, -71.2893900