Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co. Issued to and Signed by William L. Harkness - 19 For Sale

Stock issued to and signed on the back by William Lamon Harkness. William Lamon Harkness (August 8, 1858 " May 10, 1919) was an American businessman and inheritor of a large share of Standard Oil. William Lamon Harkness was born in Bellevue, Ohio, the son of Daniel M. Harkness, who was the half-brother of both Henry Flagler and Stephen V. Harkness, both founders of Standard Oil, and his wife Isabella Harkness. Upon his father Daniel's death in 1896, he inherited a large share in Standard Oil, a company in which his father had been an early shareholder. He is also a cousin of noted philanthropist Edward Harkness who also benefited from his father's involvement with Standard Oil. Will attended Bellevue Public Schools in Bellevue, Ohio and The Brooks Military School in Cleveland. In 1881, Harkness graduated from Yale University. In 1896, he moved from Cleveland, Ohio to a home at 12 East 53rd Street in New York City. He also owned a country home, Dosoris, at Glen Cove on Long Island. A yachtsman and sportsman, he was a member of The Union Club of Cleveland, the New York Yacht Club, the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club and Piping Rock Club.In August 1911 while in command of his steam yacht Gunilda on Item ordered may not be exact piece shown. All original and authentic.