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The family members include: [2] George Getty (1855–1930), American lawyer, married Sarah Catherine McPherson Risher (1853–1941) J. Paul Getty (1892–1976), wealthy American industrialist and founder of Getty Oil, married five times and had five sons: 1. By his first, wife Jeanette Demont (1904–1986), J. Paul Getty fathered:
The Getty family of the United States made its money in oil in the 20th century. Some members of the family have lived in England and have taken British citizenship.
A Getty roadside gasoline station in Cheshire, Connecticut (2011) J. Paul Getty incorporated Getty Oil in 1942. [1] He had previously worked in the oil fields of Oklahoma along with his father George Getty. When George died, he left J. Paul with $500,000 and a projection that he would destroy the family business. [1]
Getty family; George Getty (1855–1930), American lawyer and father of J. Paul Getty; J. Paul Getty (1892–1976), wealthy American industrialist and founder of Getty Oil; Talitha Getty (born Talitha Dina Pol, 1940–1971), Paul Getty, II's second wife; Gordon Getty (born 1933), son of J. Paul Getty; Ann Getty (1941–2020), wife of Gordon Getty
Jean Paul Getty Sr. (/ ˈ ɡ ɛ t i /; December 15, 1892 – June 6, 1976) was an American-born British petroleum industrialist who founded the Getty Oil Company in 1942 and was the patriarch of the Getty family. [1] A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, he was the son of pioneer oilman George Getty.
The Fugger family of mercantile bankers and venture capitalists, the richest family in the 16th century. [63] The Welser family, alongside the Fugger one of the most important families of merchant bankers in 16th-century Europe. The Baring family, owners of an important merchant bank in London in the 18th to 19th centuries.
The Getty family's wealth was the result of the oil business founded by George Franklin Getty. One of his sons, Mark Getty, co-founded the visual media company Getty Images. At birth, he was given the name Eugene Paul Getty, but in later life, he adopted other names, including Paul Getty, John Paul Getty, Jean Paul Getty Jr. and John Paul Getty II.
Aileen Getty is an American heiress and activist. She is a member of the Getty family , the granddaughter of J. Paul Getty , a British petroleum industrialist who founded the Getty Oil Company . She co-founded the Climate Emergency Fund in 2019.