Edgar B. Davis

Edgar B. Davis, born in Brockton, Mass., became one of the great benefactors of Texas. After business careers in shoe manufacture and rubber planting, he came here in retirement and, through wildcat operation, brought in the Luling oil field in 1922. By 1926 he had 215 producing wells. He gave employees $2,500,000 in bonuses and then endowed the Luling Foundation for the advancement of agriculture and human opportunity in the area. The result was conservation of land, upbreeding of crops and livestock, and the introduction and marketing of superior products. Davis remained in this area and is buried near Luling.

Luling, Texas · United States