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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:
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]
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.
Nicolette Getty, objecting to the family's alleged California tax dodge. Her advice, she says, produced great financial success for the clients' trusts, raising the value of a key trust to more ...
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.
John Paul Getty III (/ ˈ ɡ ɛ t i /; born Eugene Paul Getty II; November 4, 1956 – February 5, 2011) [1] was the grandson of American oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, who was once the richest man in the world. While living in Rome in 1973, he was kidnapped by the 'Ndrangheta and held for a $17 million ransom. His grandfather was reluctant to pay ...
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.
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.