Portrait of William Spencer
Mediumink jet on paper
Supportcanvas
Dimensions118 x 90.5 cm (image)
Credit LineGift of Ms. Ross Conron, Guelph, Ontario, 2009.
Object number2009.017.001
Label TextWilliam Spencer Sr. (b. 1817 near Koblenz, Germany, d. 1902) was the first man to build and own an oil refinery in Canada. He was also a founder of Imperial Oil. He came to Canada in 1833 or 1834.
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