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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 ...
H. L. Hunt (born Feb. 17, 1889, Ramsey, Ill., U.S.—died Nov. 29, 1974, Dallas, Texas) was an American founder of a multibillion dollar oil business who promoted his ultraconservative political views on his own radio program.
H. L. Hunt. (Businessman) Haroldson Lafayette Hunt Jr., popularly known as H.L. Hunt, was an American oil tycoon. He was also a political activist who used his own radio program to promote his conservative political views.
HUNT, H (aroldson) L (afayette), Jr. (b. 17 February 1889 in Vandalia, Illinois; d. 29 November 1974 in Dallas, Texas), businessman and oil tycoon, a right-wing conservative who focused on influencing the political and social consciousness of America throughout the 1960s.
May 23, 2018 · Haroldson Lafayette Hunt, Jr. (February 17, 1889 — November 29, 1974), known throughout his life as "H. L. Hunt," was a Texas oil tycoon and conservative activist. He built one of the world's largest fortunes by trading poker winnings for oil rights, ultimately securing title to much of the East Texas Oil Field, one of the world's very largest.
- Illinois
- February 17, 1889
- Sadie Buell, Ruth Hunt, Lyda Hunt
- November 29, 1974
Jun 24, 2023 · In 1960, Tierney married the oil tycoon W. Howard Lee and led a quiet life in Houston, where she died on November 6, 1991, just two weeks before her 71st birthday.
Aug 2, 2019 · Lamar Hunt was born on August 2, 1932, in El Dorado, Arkansas, United States, to oil tycoon, H. L. Hunt, and his first wife Lyda Bunker. He was the youngest of his parents' seven children, even though his father had four more children each from his alleged wife Frania Tye and wife Ruth Ray.
