Fred C. Koch born Quanah, Texas (1900-1967) was the father of both David and Charles Koch. The businesses Fred started and passed down to his family would come to be known as Koch Industries. Fred Koch formed the predecessor corporation in 1945. Prior to that he had been active in expanding the oil refining industry in the U.S.S.R., while that nation was allied with the United States during World War II. Koch also helped form the John Birch Society in 1958. photo of Fred C. Koch (public domain) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Quanah is a city located in Hardeman County, Texas, 192 miles (309 km) northwest of Fort Worth, Tx. ... 1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... David Koch David H. Koch (1940-) was the Libertarian Partys vice-presidential candidate in the 1980 U.S. presidential election, sharing the party ticket with Ed Clark. ... Charles G. Koch (November 1, 1935– ) is chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Koch Industries, Inc. ... Koch Industries, Inc. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Soviet redirects here. ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War (sometimes WW2 or WWII), was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as... The John Birch Society (JBS) is an ultra-conservative organization that was founded in 1958 to fight the perceived threat of Communism and other influences it considers un-American in the United States and to promote what it calls the free-enterprise system. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Cause of death: unspecified

Wife: Mary Robinson Koch (b. 17-Oct-1907, m. 1932, d. 21-Dec-1990) Son: Frederick R. Koch (b. 1932) Son: Charles G. Koch (b. 1935) Son: David H. Koch (b. 1940) Son: William I. Koch (b. 1940)

University: Rice Institute, Houston, TX (1917-9) University: MIT (1922)

American Chemical Society Koch Industries Keith-Winkler-Koch Engineering Co. (Co-owner, 1925-45) Koch Industries Winkler-Koch Engineering Co. (Co-founder, 1925-45) Koch Engineering Co., later renamed Koch Industries,(Founder and CEO, 1945-59) Dutch Ancestry (paternal side)

Author of "A Business Man Looks at Communism"