James Ward Hargrove (October 31, 1922 – July 25, 2004) was an American diplomat, businessman and United States Postal Service executive.
He continued his education at Rice University, majored in philosophy, worked as editor of the Thresher, and was named to Phi Beta Kappa.
[1] After serving in the Army during World War II, he began what was to be a 22-year career with the Texas Eastern Corporation.
[1] One source called it the Texas Eastern Transmission Corp. and said it was a pipeline firm that his father, Reginald H. Hargrove, helped found.
[1] Hargrove died from complications of diabetes in Houston, Texas, on July 25, 2004, at the age of 81.