- H. L. Hunt
Haroldson Lafayette Hunt, Jr. (
February 17 ,1889 –November 29 ,1974 ), known throughout his life as "H.L. Hunt", was an American oil tycoon.Hunt was born near Ramsey, in Carson Township,
Fayette County, Illinois , the youngest of eight children. He was named after his father, Haroldson Lafayette Hunt, who was a prosperous farmer-entrepreneur; his mother was Ella Rose (Myers) Hunt.He was educated at home, and as a teenager traveled to various places before settling in
Arkansas , where he was running a cotton plantation by 1912. He had a reputation as a gambler. He ended up making his fortune in the oil business. In 1957 "Fortune Magazine " estimated that he had a fortune of between US$400 million and US$700 million, and was one of the eight richest people in the United States.Hunt married twice, and had fourteen children. His first wife was Lyda Bunker (died 1955), whom he married in
Arkansas onNovember 26 ,1914 . They had six children, the best-known of whom are Bunker, Lamar and Herbert. Starting in 1925, he had an affair with Frania Tye (whom he may or may not have married), and they had four children, including Hugh Hunt, before splitting up in 1942. Hunt then had four more children with his mistress, a Hunt Oil Company secretary named Ruth Ray, whom he married in 1957.H. L. Hunt was buried in the
Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery inDallas, Texas .Children
Hunt had fourteen children:
# William Herbert Hunt (born "c." 1929) A major and defining force in the oil industry, he was also a legendary businessman and oilman. At times, ran HuntOil, Hunt Petroleum, Hunt Energy, Placid Oil etc... The founder of Petro-Hunt LLC.
#Nelson Bunker Hunt (born 1926): A major force in developingLibya n oil fields. Eventually attempted to corner the world market insilver in 1979, and was convicted of conspiring to manipulate the market. Legendary owner-breeder [ [http://www.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=2142 Nelson Bunker Hunt biography] ,National Thoroughbred Racing Association .] ofThoroughbred racehorses.
#Helen Lee Cartledge Hunt (deceased)
#Haroldina Franch Hunt (deceased)
#Howard Lee Hunt (deceased)
#Hugh S. Hunt (October 14 ,1934 –November 12 ,2002 ): lived inPotomac, Maryland , founder of Constructivist Foundation.
# H. L. "Hassie" Hunt III (born "c." 1918–2005): diagnosed withschizophrenia in the early 1940s; co-owner ofHunt Petroleum .
#Margaret Hunt Hill (born "c." 1916–2007): philanthropist and co-owner of Hunt Petroleum.
#Caroline Rose Hunt (bornJanuary 8 ,1923 ): Founder and Honorary Chairman ofRosewood Hotels & Resorts which operatesThe Mansion on Turtle Creek .
#Lamar Hunt (1932–2006): co-founder of theAmerican Football League and theNorth American Soccer League ; owner of theKansas City Chiefs of theNational Football League ; owner of theColumbus Crew andFC Dallas ofMajor League Soccer ; impetus behind 1966 AFL-NFL merger, coined the name "Super Bowl ".
#Ray Lee Hunt (born "c." 1943): chairman ofHunt Oil .
#June Hunt (born "c." 1944): host of a daily religious radio show, "Hope for the Heart".
#Helen LaKelly Hunt (born "c." 1949): a pastoral counselor in Dallas; co-manager of theHunt Alternatives Fund , one of the family's charitable arms.
#Swanee Hunt (bornMay 1 ,1950 ): former U.S. ambassador toAustria ; now head of the Women and Public Policy Program at theJohn F. Kennedy School of Government in Cambridge,Massachusetts , and president ofHunt Alternatives Fund .H.L. Hunt was one of the richest Americans at his time.
ee also
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List of most wealthy historical figures Notes
External links
* [http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/HH/fhu59.html Biography of H. L. Hunt] by Jerrell Dean Palmer in the Handbook of Texas Online
* [http://www.dmagazine.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=MultiPublishing&mod=PublishingTitles&mid=7155F7796F354F21B1183937D847D6DF&tier=4&id=5FB39A5D65AB45DFAFCEE07FCE84C202&AudID=29CB3DCAC7E94A08B642EC371FE6E70B A Matter of Trust] by Gretel C. Kovach for "D Magazine"
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