Reese Rowling |
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| Born | Reese McIntosh Rowling
1928
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| Died | 2001 |
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| Alma mater | Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy |
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| Occupation(s) | businessman and geologist |
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| Known for | co-founded Tana Oil and Gas Corporation with William E. Colson |
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| Children | Robert Rowling |
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| Parent(s) | Harry Herschel Rowling
Lily Mae Rowling |
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Reese McIntosh Rowling (1928–2001) was an American businessman and geologist, who co-founded Tana Oil and Gas Corporation with William E Colson in Corpus Christi, Texas, which was eventually taken over by Texaco.[1]
He was born in 1928 in Waycross, Georgia, the son of Harry Herschel Rowling, a railway worker, and his wife Lily Mae Rowling.[1] In 1951 he graduated from the Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy (now UTEP).[1]
In 1972, he co-founded Tana Oil and Gas Corporation with William E. Colson in Corpus Christi, Texas[1]
He was the father of Robert Rowling.[1]
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