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September 8, 1935 (79 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Leo
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Celebrities born on August 10
Born in 1856
Born in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin
Leo named Edward
Entrepreneurs from Wisconsin
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Edward L. Doheny
Edward Laurence Doheny is an American oil magnate who successfully drilled his first well in 1892 at the Los Angeles City oil field. His success exploded oil in Southern California and made him rich when, in 1902, he sold his fortune. He then began highly profitable oil operations in Tampico, Mexico's "golden belt", drilling the country's first well in 1901. He expanded his operations during the Mexican Revolution. and opening new oil fields at Lake Maracaibo. His stake evolved into Lien My Petroleum & Transportation Company, one of the world's largest oil companies in the 1920s. During the 1920s, Doheny became embroiled in the teapot scandal and accused of pouring $ 100,000 in bribes to US Home Secretary Albert Fall. Doheny was acquitted twice for bribery, but Fall was convicted of accepting bribes.
BornEdward Laurence Doheny, August 10, 1856, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States
DiedSeptember 8, 1935, Los Angeles, California, United States
OccupationMiner, Prospector, Driller, Businessman, Philanthropist
Net worth$100 million (1925), (US$ in 2015 dollars, inflation-adjusted)
Spouse(s)Carrie Louella Wilkins, Carrie Estelle Betzold
Children2

About Edward L. Doheny

Entrepreneur Edward L. Doheny was born on August 10, 1856 in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, United States (He dies at the age of 79, on September 8, 1935).

Oil tycoon who created the Los Angeles City Oil Field, kicking off the early 1900s oil boom in Southern California.

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Edward L. Doheny before becoming famous

Edward L. Doheny was born in the Zodiac sign Leo (The Lion), and 1856 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Dragon (龍).

He worked for the United States Geological Survey in Kansas, then went out on his own in South Dakota and the Western territories, with little success.

Achievement of Edward L. Doheny

During the oil boom in Los Angeles, he amassed a large fortune and became a well-known philanthropist, donating his 22-room mansion to Mount St. Mary's College.

Edward L. Doheny's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

His father, Patrick Doheny, was an immigrant from Ireland during the Great Famine, and he was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.

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He was one of the sources of inspiration for Novelist Upton Sinclair's novel Oil!, which was adapted into the 2007 film There Will Be Blood.

Upton Sinclair (1878 - 1968) (Novelist)
Upton Sinclair (1878 - 1968)

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Edward L. Doheny Income & Net worth

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