Edwin Drake's Death
Born (Birthday) Mar 29, 1819
Death Date November 9, 1880
Age of Death 61 years
Cause of Death N/A
Profession Entrepreneur
The entrepreneur Edwin Drake died at the age of 61. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
The first person to drill for oil in the United States. He also founded an oil refinery in Pittsburgh.
He was married twice: to Philena Adams, who died during childbirth in 1854, and to Laura Dowd.