Acton Poulet, was born and raised in White Cloud and went on to an international career, representing an American oil company in the Orient from 1909 to 1922 before being appointed United States Consul at Saigon in French Indo-China. - AsNotedIn
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Oil Company of New York | 1909 | 1930 |
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1876/01/24 | Rebecca Acton Poulet, wife of Alexis Poulet, gives birth to a son, Acton Poulet, in White Cloud, Kansas. | Born | |||||
| 1880/00/00 | On the hillside above Poplar Street, the Poulet family settle into their Italian Villa, its brick tower, arches, and brackets providing a touch of Old World grace overlooking White Cloud. | Life | Poulet House | White Cloud, KS | |||
| 1893/09/00 | After graduating from White Cloud High School and briefly attending Kansas State College, Acton Poulet matriculates at Yale University in September 1893. | Education | Yale Old Campus | New Haven, CT | |||
| 1897/06/00 | As part of the Yale Class of 1897, Acton Poulet completes his studies and graduates with a Bachelor of Arts degree. After graduation, he immediately enters the banking business in New York City. | Education | |||||
| 1909/00/00 | Moving to the Orient, Acton Poulet becomes Assistant to the Treasurer for Standard Oil in Haiphong, Indo-China (now Vietnam). | Work | |||||
| 1916/00/00 | Acton Poulet is made Manager in Acton Poulet is made Manager at Haiphong, overseeing Standard Oil interests throughout the northern region of French Indo-China (now Vietnam). | Work | |||||
| 1916/00/00 | Transferred to Saigon, Acton Poulet is promoted to General Manager, expanding his responsibilities over Standard Oil operations in Cochin China, Cambodia and Laos. | Work | |||||
| 1930/00/00 | Acton Poulet retires from Standard Oil. During his Saigon tenure he concurrently served as US Vice Consul from 1922 to 1929, reflecting the common practice of American corporate managers abroad filling vacant local diplomatic roles. | Work | |||||
| 1937/08/10 | Acton Poulet dies in Nice, France. His body will be returned to Kansas and buried with his family in Olive Branch Cemetery at White Cloud, Doniphan County. | Died |
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