Lewis Henry Lapham
Template:Short description Template:About Template:Infobox person Lewis Henry Lapham<ref name=sep>Template:Cite web</ref> (March 13, 1858 – June 10, 1934)<ref name=sep/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> was an American businessman and entrepreneur who made a fortune consolidating smaller business in the leather industry. He was also one of the co-founders of the oil brand Texaco, Inc. (The Texas Company) then Texaco Oil Company.
Biography
Lapham was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Samantha Lapham (née Vail) and Henry Griffith Lapham, who were second cousins.<ref name=sep/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The Laphams built their fortune as leather merchants, strategically consolidating smaller tanning businesses into larger enterprises, including the United States Leather Co.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
He built Waveny House<ref name="NCDARMAG">Template:Cite web</ref> in New Canaan, Connecticut, as a summer residence for his family to escape the heat of New York City. The mansion and property are now a public park and arts center in New Canaan.<ref name="NYT1">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="LC">Template:Cite web</ref>
Lapham was the husband of Antoinette N. Lapham (née Dearborn), the father of San Francisco mayor Roger D. Lapham (1883–1966), and Ruth Lloyd (née Lapham; 1896 – Darien, Connecticut, 8 October 1984), a singer and mother of seven children from her marriage including Samuel Lloyd, who died in 2017, the grandfather of actor Christopher Lloyd and banking executive Lewis A. Lapham (1909–1995), and the great-grandfather of both Lewis H. Lapham (1935-2024) and Sam Lloyd (1963–2020).Template:Citation needed
Lapham's children included Roger D. Lapham, who was noted for his investments in shipping.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>