Harry F. Sinclair

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Harry F. Sinclair was an American oil industrialist and founder of Sinclair Oil who became infamous for his central role in the Teapot Dome scandal of the 1920s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf businessperson
entrepreneur
human
oil industrialist
associatedCompany Sinclair Oil Corporation
associatedWith U.S. federal oil lease controversies
Warren G. Harding administration
businessAchievement built one of the major integrated oil companies in the United States
businessSector oil and gas
countryOfBusinessActivity United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
criminalCharge contempt of court
jury tampering
era early 20th century American business
familyName Sinclair
fieldOfWork oil business
petroleum exploration
founded Sinclair Oil Corporation
givenName Harry
historicalReputation infamous for role in Teapot Dome scandal
industry petroleum industry
legacy Sinclair Oil brand
symbol of early 20th century corporate corruption in the United States
legalConsequence imprisonment for contempt of court
name Harry F. Sinclair self-link
nationality American
notableEvent Teapot Dome scandal
notableFor founding Sinclair Oil Corporation
involvement in the Teapot Dome scandal
notableLegalCase United States v. Harry F. Sinclair
occupation industrialist
oil executive
publicImage controversial businessman
roleInEvent central figure in the Teapot Dome scandal
typeOfBusinessLeader robber baron-era industrialist

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Teapot Dome scandal keyFigure Harry F. Sinclair
Harry F. Sinclair name Harry F. Sinclair self-link
Teapot Dome scandal participant Harry F. Sinclair
Albert B. Fall receivedFrom Harry F. Sinclair
this entity surface form: oil executives Harry F. Sinclair and Edward L. Doheny (bribes)