| Henry Thomas Mudd | |
| Birth Name: | Henry Thomas Mudd |
| Birth Date: | December 26, 1913 |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California |
| Death Date: | September 10, 1990 (aged 77) |
| Death Place: | La Jolla, California |
| Relatives: | Seeley W. Mudd (grandfather) |
| Spouse: | Victoria Nebeker Kolly |
| Children: | 4 |
Henry Thomas Mudd (December 26, 1913 – September 10, 1990) was an American heir, businessman and philanthropist. He served as chairman and chief executive officer of the Cyprus Mines Corporation. He also co-founded Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California.
He was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1913.[1] His father was Harvey Seeley Mudd (1888–1955) and his mother, Mildred Esterbrook Mudd (1891–1958).[1] He had a sister, Caryll Mudd Sprague (1914–1978). His paternal uncle was Seeley G. Mudd (1895–1968). His paternal grandfather was Seeley W. Mudd (1861–1926).[1]
He received a B.A. from Stanford University in 1935, and an MS in Mining Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1938.[2] He then served in the Second World War.[2]
He served as president of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers in 1945.[2] The following year, in 1946, he started his career at the Cyprus Mines Corporation, his family business, as assistant general manager.[2] By 1955, he became its chairman and chief executive officer.[2] He also sat on the board of directors of KCET, a public television station.[1]
Together with his mother, he co-founded Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California, in 1955.[1] [2] He served on its board of trustees from 1958 to 1981.[1]
He sat on the boards of trustees of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera Association and the Los Angeles World Affairs Council.[3]
He was married to Victoria Nebeker Coberly. They had two sons and two daughters.[1] After his death, his estate was sued for palimony by a woman he allegedly had an affair with.[3] [4] [5]