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H. L. Hunt

Oil tycoon, patriarch of the Hunt dynasty, and one of the world's richest men.

H. L. Hunt

H. L. Hunt, author. H. L. Hunt Press (Dallas, TX), publisher. · via Wikipedia: H. L. Hunt · Public domain

Haroldson Lafayette Hunt Jr. was an American oil tycoon who became one of the world's richest individuals through his control of the East Texas Oil Field.[1][2] Haroldson Lafayette Hunt Jr. was born on February 17, 1889, in Carson Township, Fayette County, Illinois, and died on November 29, 1974, in Dallas, Texas.[1][3][4][5]

Quick Facts

Birth name
Haroldson Lafayette Hunt
Born
17 February 1889
Birthplace
Ramsey, Illinois, U.S.
Died
29 November 1974
Place of death
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Occupation
Petroleum industry
Children
15, including Margaret, Caroline Rose, Nelson Bunker, William Herbert, Lamar, Ray Lee, June, Helen, and Swanee Hunt

Facts from the source article.

Life and work

Hunt was the youngest of eight children and did not attend elementary or high school.[3][6] He founded Hunt Oil in 1936 and by 1948 Fortune labeled him the richest man in the United States.[7][5] He supported far-right radio programs through his Facts Forum Foundation in the 1950s.[2][8]

What the cited sources add

The Texas State Historical Association account notes that Hunt used $30,000 belonging to clothier P. G. Lake to buy out Joiner.[5] The same source states that Hunt published a romantic utopian novel, "Alpaca," in 1960 and began processing aloe vera cosmetics in 1968.[5] The American Oil & Gas Historical Society reports that Hunt worked as a dishwasher, mule team driver, logger, farmhand, and semi-pro baseball tryout before his oil career.[9]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "H. L. Hunt" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ford, "H.L. Hunt, among world's riches, dies", St. Petersburg Times, November 30, 1974, p. 1A; Mitchell, "Blood is thicker than water in Texas real estate, where dynasties reign supreme", The Real Deal: Real Estate News, 27 March 2026 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "H. L. Hunt" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Encyclopedia Britannica online, "H. L. Hunt", Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Feb. 2022, Retrieved July 24, 2022.; Encyclopedia Britannica online, "H. L. Hunt", Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Feb. 2022, Retrieved July 24, 2022. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "H. L. Hunt" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ford, "H.L. Hunt, among world's riches, dies", St. Petersburg Times, November 30, 1974, p. 1A (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "H. L. Hunt" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Billionaire H.L. Hunt", Lewiston Morning Tribune, November 30, 1974, p. 1A; Weil, "Billionaire Hunt succumbs", Victoria Advocate, November 30, 1974, p. 1A; Charrier, Emily, "Ghosts of Sparkman-Hillcrest: Mickey Mantle, Mary Kay Ash and H.L. Hunt", The Advocate, 20 September 2016; "The Hunt Family Tree", D Magazine; "Forbes Profile: The Hunt family", Forbes (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Association, "H. L. Hunt: The Rise of an Oil Tycoon", Texas State Historical Association. facts only, no text reused. tshaonline.org
  6. Wikipedia, "H. L. Hunt" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Владыки без масок. Игрок на Олимпе", YouTube}}{{cbignore, February 15, 2015 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "H. L. Hunt" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Encyclopedia Britannica online, "H. L. Hunt", Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Feb. 2022, Retrieved July 24, 2022. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "H. L. Hunt" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hendershot, "What's Fair on the Air?: Cold War Right-Wing Broadcasting and the Public Interest", University of Chicago Press, 2011, p. 10; Hendershot, "What's Fair on the Air?: Cold War Right-Wing Broadcasting and the Public Interest", University of Chicago Press, 2011, p. 21; TIME, "The Press: Facts-Forum Facts", January 11, 1954; Nicholson, "Ray Hunt's Fighting Against Porn. His Dad Fought Against Monogamy, Kennedy and Catholics.", Dallas Observer, February 9, 2016 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wells, "East Texas Oilfield Discovery", American Oil & Gas Historical Society, 2025-09-25. facts only, no text reused. aoghs.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article H. L. Hunt (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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