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F W Gentry and Port Lavaca's Oceanic Empire
In 1890 F V Gentry built a hide and wool business in Port Lavaca expanding into fish, oyster and game trades. By 1907 he led a major seafood enterprise with 400 workers, 40 ships, and branches in Rockport, exporting fish and oysters via rail. He served as Port Lavaca mayor, but the city rejected his reform vision and charter. He died 1914, amid a regional shift away from the booming seafood era and lingering family intrigues.
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Paul Freier
F.V. Gentry
Port Lavaca
Calhoun County
Pampas
Matagorda
Lavaca
Lewis Publications
Chicago
F.W. Gentry
Northwest
Old
New Mexico
Rockport
Pierce Oil Company
Daniell
Texas
Gentry
U.S
Gentry Company
Robert
Fish and Oyster Company
Victoria
Wasserman
Bennie Mae
Alice
Cypress Street
Bay
Lewis
Roy Miller
Corpus Christi
Miller
Fanny Dudley
Napoleon B. Gentry
Bay Front