William Knox D'Arcy
(1849-1917)

oil industry business magnate

Died aged c. 68

William Knox D'Arcy (11 October 1849 – 1 May 1917) was a British businessman who was one of the principal founders of the oil and petrochemical industry in Persia (Iran). The D’Arcy Concession was signed in 1901 and allowed D'Arcy to explore, obtain, and market oil, natural gas, asphalt, and ozokerite in Persia.

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Stanmore Hall. Original building constructed 1843. Extended in 1885 with William Morris interiors. Owners have included William Knox D'Arcy, founder of Anglo Iranian Oil Company (later British Petroleum), Robert Holland balloonist and his wife Helen authoress.

Wood Lane, Stanmore, London, United Kingdom where they lived