H. L. Hunt - Family

Family

Hunt had three families and 14 children:

  1. Margaret Hunt Hill (October 19, 1915–June 14, 2007): philanthropist and co-owner of Hunt Petroleum.
  2. H. L. "Hassie" Hunt III (November 23, 1917–April 20, 2005): diagnosed with schizophrenia in the early 1940s; co-owner of Hunt Petroleum.
  3. Caroline Rose Hunt (born January 8, 1923): Founder and Honorary Chairman of Rosewood Hotels & Resorts which operates The Mansion on Turtle Creek.
  4. Nelson Bunker Hunt (born February 22, 1926): A major force in developing Libyan oil fields. Eventually attempted to corner the world market in silver in 1979, and was convicted of conspiring to manipulate the market. Legendary owner-breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses.
  5. Howard Lee Hunt (October 25, 1926–October 13, 1975)
  6. Haroldina Franch Hunt (October 26, 1928–November 10, 1995)
  7. William Herbert Hunt (born c. 1929) A major and defining force in the oil industry, he was also a legendary businessman and oilman. At times, ran Hunt Oil, Hunt Petroleum, Hunt Energy, Placid Oil, etc. The founder of Petro-Hunt LLC.
  8. Helen Lee Cartledge Hunt (October 28, 1930–June 3, 1962)
  9. Lamar Hunt (August 2, 1932–December 13, 2006): co-founder of the American Football League and the North American Soccer League; owner of the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League; owner of the Columbus Crew and FC Dallas of Major League Soccer; impetus behind 1966 AFL-NFL merger, coined the name "Super Bowl".
  10. Hugh S. Hunt (October 14, 1934–November 12, 2002): lived in Potomac, Maryland, founder of Constructivist Foundation.
  11. Ray Lee Hunt (born c. 1943): chairman of Hunt Oil.
  12. June Hunt (born c. 1944): host of a daily religious radio show, Hope for the Heart.
  13. Helen LaKelly Hunt (born c. 1949): a pastoral counselor in Dallas; co-manager of the Hunt Alternatives Fund, one of the family's charitable arms.
  14. Swanee Hunt (born May 1, 1950): former U.S. ambassador to Austria; now head of the Women and Public Policy Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and president of Hunt Alternatives Fund.

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