# Mr. Hank — Oil! character guide

> Mr. Hank in Oil! by Upton Sinclair.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Hank

**First appearance:** 0001-oil

## Who they are

A minor character, possibly a ranch hand or worker.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/chapters/ii)

A lean, hatchet-faced former gold miner who considers himself an authority on oil leases, owner of a 'little lot.'

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/chapters/iii)

A hatchet-faced little-lot owner who vehemently opposes the last-minute lease change, then realizes he might benefit from the alley provision.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/chapters/iv)

A miner and property owner who argues for the majority's legal power to force a lease.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/chapters/v)

A vocal landowner who challenges the lease terms and argues with others.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/chapters/ix)

Involved in a physical altercation with Mr. Sahm during the meeting.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/chapters/v)

Remembered as the 'hatchet-faced' man shouting about the law at the lease meeting.

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