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Neville Gass

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Neville Gass
Born
Neville Archibald Gass

(1893-05-14)14 May 1893
Madras, British India
Died23 September 1965(1965-09-23) (aged 72)
London, England
EducationTonbridge School
McGill University
Military career
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1914–1919
RankCaptain
UnitRoyal Field Artillery
Royal Horse Artillery
Battles/warsWorld War I
3rd Chairman of British Petroleum
In office
1957–1960
Preceded byBasil Jackson
Succeeded bySir Maurice Bridgeman

Captain Sir Neville Archibald Gass KBE MC (14 June 1893 – 23 September 1965) was a British businessman. He was the third chairman of the board of British Petroleum from 1957 to 1960.[1][2][3]

Gass was born in Madras, British India, to Horace Archibald Campbell Gass, who worked in the Forest Department,[4] and Gertrude Louisa Martin.[5] He was educated at Tonbridge School and at McGill University in Montreal. In the First World War, he served in the Royal Field Artillery and later in the Royal Horse Artillery, and for his services was awarded the Military Cross and the Belgian Croix de Guerre.[2]

Shortly after the war, he joined the British Petroleum Company, working first in London and then until 1934 in Persia. He was appointed managing director of BP in 1939, deputy chairman in 1956, and chairman in 1957. In 1960, he was succeeded by Maurice Bridgeman as chairman.[2]

He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1953, and in 1958 was knighted (KBE) in the same order.[2]

Gass died at the King Edward VII's Hospital for Officers, London, on 23 September 1965.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Neville Gass". Gracesguide.co.uk. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "Obituary: Sir Neville Gass". The Times. 25 September 1965. p. 10.
  3. ^ "Sir Neville Archibald Gass - Person - National Portrait Gallery". Npg.org.uk. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  4. ^ The India List and India Office List for ... Harrison and Sons. 1902. p. 450. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  5. ^ India, Select Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947