![BYRON D. BENSON](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/The_History_of_the_Standard_Oil_Company_Vol_2_-_Byron_D._Benson.jpg/250px-The_History_of_the_Standard_Oil_Company_Vol_2_-_Byron_D._Benson.jpg)
BYRON D. BENSON
The first president of the Tidewater Pipe Company.
![DAVID K. MCKELVY](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/The_History_of_the_Standard_Oil_Company_Vol_2_-_David_K._Mckelvy.jpg/250px-The_History_of_the_Standard_Oil_Company_Vol_2_-_David_K._Mckelvy.jpg)
DAVID K. MCKELVY
The successor of Mr. Benson as president of the Tidewater.
![MAJOR ROBERT E. HOPKINS](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/The_History_of_the_Standard_Oil_Company_Vol_2_-_Major_Robert_E._Hopkins.jpg/250px-The_History_of_the_Standard_Oil_Company_Vol_2_-_Major_Robert_E._Hopkins.jpg)
MAJOR ROBERT E. HOPKINS
Treasurer of the Tidewater from its organization until his death in 1901.
![SAMUEL Q. BROWN](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/The_History_of_the_Standard_Oil_Company_Vol_2_-_Samuel_Q._Brown.jpg/250px-The_History_of_the_Standard_Oil_Company_Vol_2_-_Samuel_Q._Brown.jpg)
SAMUEL Q. BROWN
The present president of the Tidewater, successor to Mr. McKelvy.