H. L. Hunt | |
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.jpg) From print ad for Hunt's 1965 book Hunt for Truth: A Timely Collection of the Stimulating Daily Newspaper Columns of H. L. Hunt. | |
| Born | Haroldson Lafayette Hunt Jr. February 17, 1889 Ramsey, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | November 29, 1974 (aged 85) Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Petroleum industry |
| Spouses | Lyda Bunker
(m. 1914; died 1955)Frania Tye
(m. 1925; ann. 1941)Ruth Ray (m. 1957) |
| Children | 15, including Margaret, Caroline Rose, Nelson Bunker, William Herbert, Lamar, Ray Lee, June, Helen and Swanee Hunt |
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Haroldson Lafayette Hunt Jr. (February 17, 1889 – November 29, 1974) was an American oil tycoon.[1] By trading poker winnings for oil rights according to legend, but more likely through money he gained from successful speculation in oil leases, he ultimately secured title to much of the East Texas Oil Field, one of the world's largest oil deposits. He acquired rights to East Texas oil lands initially through a $30,000 land purchase from oil speculator Dad Joiner, and founded Hunt Oil in 1936.[2] From it and his other acquisitions, which included diverse interests in publishing, cosmetics, pecan farming, and health food producers, he accrued a fortune that was among the world's largest. In the 1950s, his Facts Forum Foundation supported highly conservative newspaper columns and radio programs, some of which he authored and produced himself, and for which he became known.[2] At his death, he was reputed to have one of the highest net worths of any individual in the world, a fortune estimated between $2–3 billion dollars.[2]
- ^ Ford, Robert E. (November 30, 1974). "H.L. Hunt, among world's riches, dies". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). Associated Press. p. 1A.
- ^ a b c Encyclopedia Britannica online, "H. L. Hunt", Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Feb. 2022, Retrieved July 24, 2022.