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- George_Bissell_(industrialist) comment "George Henry Bissell (November 8, 1821 – November 19, 1884) is often considered the father of the American oil industry. He was born in Hanover, New Hampshire, the son of Isaac Bissell and Nancy Wemple.In 1853 he observed by chance the primitive oil-gathering industry in western Pennsylvania, although his interest in what was then known as \"rock oil\" had been piqued by seeing samples while a student at Dartmouth College.".