| Augustus Calvin Long | |
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| Born | (1904-08-23)23 August 1904 Starke, Florida |
| Died | 15 November 2001(2001-11-15) (aged 97) North, Virginia |
| Burial place | Gate of Heaven Cemetery |
| Education | US Naval Academy, (1926) |
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| Military career | |
| Allegiance | .svg){kind=small} United States |
| Service |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1926–1930 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
Augustus Calvin Long (23 August 1904 – 15 November 2001) was a director of Texaco from 1950 to 1977, serving as President 1953–1956, chairman and CEO 1956–1965, and Chairman of the executive committee and CEO 1970–1971. He was also a director of Freeport Sulphur Co., Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Biography
The son of a U.S. Federal District Judge he graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1926 and served at sea for four years before becoming a Texaco service station supervisor in 1930. Appointed as Texaco's marketing General Manager for Ireland in 1932 and manager for the Netherlands in 1934, he was recalled to Navy duty as a Lieutenant during World War II coordinating petroleum supplies for the Allied forces.
On 29 November 1926, Long married Elizabeth Walsh. They had three daughters: Elizabeth, Ellen, and Sheila. His first wife died in October 1963. On 19 December 1964 Long remarried to Doris Ann Penrose. They had one daughter, Dorothy.
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