What is Alfred Cotton Bedford?
{{Infobox officeholder| name =Alfred Cotton Bedford | image = Alfred Cotton Bedford in 1916.jpg| image_size = | caption =Bedford in 1916 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1863|11|5}} | birth_place =[[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|1925|9|21|1863|11|5}} | death_place = | death_cause = | other_names = | known_for = | education = | | spouse =Edith Kinsman Clark | partner = | children = | parents = | office =[[Standard Oil Company of New Jersey|President of Standard Oil Company of New Jersey]] | term_start =1916 | term_end =1917 | appointed = | predecessor = | successor =Walter Clark Teagle}} '''Alfred Cotton Bedford''' (November 5, 1863 - September 21, 1925) was president of the [[Standard Oil Company of New Jersey]] starting on December 22, 1916. ==Biography== Bedford was born on November 5, 1863 in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]]. He married Edith Kinsman Clark on January 8, 1890. He was promoted from treasurer to president of the [[Standard Oil Company of New Jersey]] starting on December 22, 1916. He was made [[chairman of the board]] on November 15, 1917.<ref>{{cite news |title=Standard Oil Elects W. C. Teagle President. A. C. Bedford Made Chairman of the Board. Successor Not Yet 40 Years Old. |url=https://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9902EFDB113AE433A25755C1A9679D946696D6CF |quote=The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, the largest oil company in the United States, yesterday acquired a new President, who has not yet reached his fortieth birthday, in Walter Clark Teagle. .. |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=November 16, 1917 |access-date=2015-04-14 }}</ref> He was made a [[Commandant of the Legion]] in 1922.<ref>{{cite news |title=A.C. Bedford is Decorated. France Raises Standard Oil Man to Commandant of the Legion |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9807E3DE1339EF3ABC4E53DFBE668389639EDE |quote=.|newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=August 6, 1922 |access-date=2015-04-14 }}</ref> Bedford died on September 21, 1925 leaving an [[Esta