Webb & Roulhac
Date founded:
1871
Date dissolved:
1876
Type:
Tobacco
In 1871 James Webb started a tobacco factory with William S. Roulhac, known as Webb & Roulhac. In 1872, Paul Cameron purchased 1/3 interest (for $6,500) in the company for his son, Duncan Cameron, who soon became bored with the work and left for Mississippi.
In 1873, Webb & Roulhac moved to Durham (then still in Orange County); in 1876 the firm's name changed to Roulhac & Company, and manufactured the Tiger brand of granulated smoking tobacco. Circa 1881, Roulhac & Company was taken over by William L. Lipscomb and John W. Dowd, but the company name remained the same.
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