William Knox D'Arcy
…1909, which later became BP. The D'Arcy Concession was signed in 1901 and allowed D'Arcy to explore, obtain, and market oil, natural gas, asphalt, and ozokerite in Persia. He was born in Newton Abbot, Devon, England and was the son of a solicitor, William Francis D'Arcy. He attended Westminster School until…