Home Oil Company

Home Oil Company Limited was a Canadian independent petroleum company that existed from 1925 and 1995. Home was founded to produce oil in the Turner Valley field, and by the end of World War II was the country's largest independent producer. Between 1952 and 1972, Home was controlled by Robert A. Brown Jr., who pursued an aggressive and high-risk strategy. From 1979 and 1991 Home Oil operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary, first of the Consumers' Gas Company, then of Hiram Walker, and lastly of the Interprovincial Pipe Line Company. On 1 May 1991, Home Oil regained its independent status, which it retained for the duration of its existence. In 1995, Anderson Exploration acquired Home for C$879 million. After Devon Energy acquired Anderson in 2001, Home was finally struck off in September 2002.

History
Home was founded in 1925 by James R. Lowery and was backed by a group of establishment businessmen from Vancouver. By 1952, Robert A. Brown, Jr had acquired control of home. He ran the company until 1971, when personal debt forced him to sell his stake. At that time the company was purchased by the Consumers' Gas Company Limited, based in Toronto. In 1980 Consumers' was acquired by Hiram Walker, which ran Home until 1986.

President
William C. Shelly, 1925–1931 Lt-Col Nelson C. Spencer, 1931–1939 Robert Ker, 1939–1944 Maj James R. Lowery, 1944–1951 Robert B. Curran, 1951–1952 John W. Moyer, 1952–1955 Robert A. Brown Jr, 1955–1972 Ross F. Phillips, 1973–1979 Alexander M. McIntosh, 1979–1981 Richard F. Haskayne, 1981–1991 David E. Powell, 1991–1995

Chairman of the Board
Maj-Gen John W. Stewart, 1925–1938 Lt-Col Nelson C. Spencer, 1939–1951 Maj James R. Lowery, 1951–1953 Robert A. Brown Jr, 1953–1955 John W. Moyer, 1955–1968 Oakah L. Jones, 1971–1973 Anthony G. S. Griffin, 1973–1979 Ross F. Phillips, 1979