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field, and by the end of

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was the country's largest independent producer. Between 1952 and 1972, Home was controlled by Robert A. Brown Jr., who pursued an aggressive and high-risk strategy. From 1979 and 1991 Home Oil operated as a wholly owned subsidiary, first of the

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, then of Hiram Walker, and lastly of the Interprovincial Pipe Line Company. On 1 May 1991, Home Oil regained its independent status, which it retained for the duration of its existence. In 1995, Anderson Exploration acquired Home for C$879 million. After

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acquired Anderson in 2001, Home was finally struck off in September 2002.

History

Home was founded in 1925 by James R. Lowery and was backed by a group of establishment businessmen from Vancouver. By 1952, Robert A. Brown, Jr had acquired control of home. He ran the company until 1971, when personal debt forced him to sell his stake. At that time the company was purchased by the Consumers' Gas Company Limited, based in Toronto. In 1980 Consumers' was acquired by Hiram Walker, which ran Home until 1986.Timothy Pritchard, "Consumers' Gas and Hiram Walker seek $1.3 billion merger," ''Globe and Mail'' (10 January 1980), B1.

Leadership

President

# William Curtis Shelly, 1925–1931 # Lt-Col Nelson Charles Spencer, 1931–1939 # Robert Ker, 1939–1944 # Maj James Robert Lowery, 1944–1951 # Robert B. Curran, 1951–1952 # John Wray Moyer, 1952–1955 #

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, 1955–1972 # Ross Ferguson Phillips, 1973–1979 # Alexander M. McIntosh, 1979–1981 # Richard Francis Haskayne, 1981–1991 # David Evan Powell, 1991–1995

Chairman of the Board

# Maj-Gen John William Stewart, 1925–1938 # Lt-Col Nelson Charles Spencer, 1939–1951 # Maj James Robert Lowery, 1951–1953 #

, 1953–1955 # John Wray Moyer, 1955–1968 # Oakah L Jones, 1971–1973 # Anthony George Scott Griffin, 1973–1979 # Ross Ferguson Phillips, 1979

References

External links

Home Oil Company Ltd Fonds
– Held by the

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Home Oil Company Limited
– Canadian Corporate Reports, at the McGill Digital Archives Companies based in Calgary Canadian companies established in 1925 Defunct oil and gas companies of Canada {{Canada-company-stub