The sun., 1916-12-23
A.. G. BEDFORD Is NEW
STANDARD OIL HEAD
Successor Of Late John d.
Archbold Was Favored by
Latter for His Place.
ELECTED BY DIRECTORS
Brooklyn Man, 50 Years Old,
Climbed From Lowest
Rung Of Ladder.

Alfred Cofin Bedford was elected pres
ident Of the Standard oil Company OF
New Jersey by the directors in a special
meeting yesterday. In promoting him
from The vice-presidency and treasurer
ship they followed both their W in
clinataions and tho expressed desire OF
the late John D. Archbold. whom Mr..
Bedford succeeds. 1t had been expected
for several years that Mr.. Bedford would
follow Mr.. Archbold AZ head Of the
corporation.
As Is the rule with Standard Oil
executives. Mr.. Bedford has climbed by
dint OF hard work and ability from the
lowest u n of the ladder. The Redfords
are known as "a Standard oil family"
but each Of them who has attained
prominence In the affairs Of the Standard
Or related companies has done 80 by
earnest and intelligent devotion to the
business.
The nav president IL SO years old. He
was born in Brooklyn, attended Adelphi
College and then studied in England.
Germany and Switzerland. At the age
Of IS he got his first job--a small posi-
ton with the Bergen FONT Chemical
Company. a Standard oil subsidiary.
Rise IL steady and Rapid.
a few years later no bccame general
Of Charles Pratt 4 Co. His
rise was steady and rapid. but attracted
no public notice until 1907. when ne en-
tered the directorate OF the Standard
OIL Company OF New Jersey.
In 1911 the thirty-four Standard oil
companies were separated by Govern
ment decree. John ID. Rockefeller re-
concern. John D.. Archbold took his place
and. in the reorganization. Mr.. Bedford
was made treasurer and one OF the three
vice-presidents.
Many persons outside OF the company
had never heard of him. but he enjoyed
to a rare degree the confidence OF Mr..
Rockefeller and Mr.. Archbold and had
no trouble In proving his right to sit with
the other high executives at the head
table" In the lunchroom m the fifteenth
floor Of the Standard Oil Building at 26
Broadway.
lie IL n Thorough Democrat.
Upon the death OF James A. Mofrett
he became first vice-president. and in re-
cent years he has. next TO Mr.. Archbold,
been the most active figure In the a
agement OF the company's affairs. His
election to the presidency was accepted
as a matter Of course in Wall Street
when Mr.. Archbold died. Among other
traits which make him extremely popu-
lar IL his thorough democracy.
He IL a nephew OF Edward T. Red
ford. president OF the Corn Products
Refining Company and one of the early
members OF the STANDARD oil group"
who resigned from the directorate OF
The Standard oil Company Of New Jer-
sey in 1911. Other members OF the
family are Frederick II. bedford. a
~vice-president OF the Standard OIL Conn
panv ~ New jersey Fred T. Bedford.
treasurer of the Corn Products Refining
Company, and Charles r. Bedford. head
~ the foreign and domestic marine oil
department of the Standard oil Com
pany OF New Jersey.
Owns sixteen shares Of stock.
Alfred c. Bedford Is listed as owning
only sixteen shares OF Standard oil
stock. worth s32.Oo He is president
of the Self-Winding Clock Company
and a director OF the Electric Bond and
Share Company. the Portland Railway,
Light n Power Company and the
Thrift Of Brooklyn.
He Is chairman Of the board Of
trustees OF Emanuel Baptist Church in
Brooklyn n is identified with the Y. NJ.
e. A. n the work OF Pratt Institute.
His clubs are the Metropolitan. the
Bankers. the Riding and Driving and
the Downtown Association of Manhat-
tan: the Rembrandt and the Twentieth
Century clubs of Brooklyn. the Piping
Rock and Nassau country clubs, IRng
Island, and the Duquesne Club OF Pitts
burg.
He married Miss Edith Kinsman
Clarke of Brooklyn in January, 1890.
They ave two sons. The Bedford home
Is at 40 Clinton avenue. Brooklyn.