Hunt family (Texas) explained

Hunt family
Region:	Texas, U.S.
Origin:	England
Founder:	Dr. Thomas Hunt Sr.
Estates:	Mount Vernon (Dallas)^[1]

The Hunt family is an American business family based in Texas. They are most famous for their involvement in the energy industry via their creation and leadership of the Hunt Oil Company, Hunt Petroleum and Hunt Energy. Forbes estimates the family's net worth at $24.8 billion.^[2]

History

H. L. Hunt

Haroldson Lafayette Hunt Jr. was born on February 17, 1889, near Ramsey, Illinois.^[3] During the 1930s, he bought the title for the East Texas Oil Field for $1,000,000, and became one of the eight richest Americans until his death on November 29, 1974, with a net worth between $300–700 million.^[4]

Family tree

Haroldson Lafeyette Hunt
- H.L. Hunt Jr.
  - Margaret Hunt Hill
    - Lyda Hill (b.1942)
    - Alinda Wikert
    - Albert Galatyn Hill Jr.
  - Caroline Rose Hunt
  - Nelson Bunker Hunt
  - William Herbert Hunt
  - Lamar Hunt
    - Lamar Hunt Jr.
    - Clark Hunt
      - Gracie Hunt
  - Ray Lee Hunt
  - June Hunt
  - Helen LaKelly Hunt
    - Haela Hunt-Hendrix
    - Leah Hunt-Hendrix
  - Swanee Hunt

Businesses

The following is a list of businesses in which the Hunt family have held a controlling or otherwise significant interest.

Notes and References

Web site: A Replica of George Washington's Mansion in Texas . Mannion . Jonelle . 1 February 2019 . www.mansionglobal.com . Mansion Global . 2024-03-10 .
News: 8 February 2024 . Hunt family . Forbes.
News: Ford . Robert E. . 30 November 1974 . H. L. Hunt, Among World's Richest, Dies . Tampa Bay Times.
Web site: Palmer . Jerrell Dean . 29 January 2022 . Durham, Joseph Idelbert .
Zborowski . Matt . 9 April 2019 . What Happened to the Private, Family-Owned Oil Company? . Journal of Petroleum Technology . 10 March 2024.