James M. Guffey

Guffey had a five-eighths interest in it, Galey one-quarter, and Anthony Francis Lucas one-eighth.

[4] In 1907, it and other companies merged to form the Gulf Oil Corporation; Guffey sold his seven-fifteens interest for $3 million.

[7] In late August 1897, Guffey was named the Pennsylvania representative to the Democratic national committee, replacing William F.

[8] In the 1901 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania, he came second to Republican Matthew Quay, with 22% of the vote.

In 1910, his properties were placed in receivership because he did not have the ready cash to cover his liabilities of about $7,00,000, but the receiver stated that Guffey had assets of over $15,000,000.