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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 ...
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- Haroldson Lafayette Hunt Jr., February 17, 1889, Ramsey, Illinois, U.S.
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. Hunt speculated in cotton properties until 1920.
May 23, 2018 · H. L. Hunt (1889-1974) was an American entrepreneur who built a financial empire from oil investments in Arkansas, Texas, and Louisiana. He was also a conservative political activist who supported various candidates and causes, and had four sons who became prominent in sports, business, and politics.
Feb 1, 1995 · Learn about the life and career of H. L. Hunt, one of the richest men in the United States and a pioneer of the East Texas oilfield. Find out about his marriages, his businesses, his political views, and his legacy.
Jan 17, 2009 · H. L. Hunt, arguably the biggest of the big four, was a former professional gambler who talked an aging wildcatter into selling him a parcel of leases that proved to be in the heart of one of the ...
Aug 30, 1986 · H. L. Hunt made enough money to build a mansion and lose as much as $30,000 a night in the town's 24-hour-a-day poker games. And when overdrilling brought on a bust, he went down with it. In 1925 ...
Nov 30, 1974 · DALLAS, Nov. 29—H. L. Hunt, the oilman who was one of the world's richest men, died here today at Baylor University Medical Center. He was 85 years old, a militant anti‐Communist and an ...
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