Edward L. Doheny
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Date of birth | August 10,1856 |
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Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | Fond Du Lac |
Wisconsin | |
United States | |
Date of died | September 8,1935 |
Died | Los Angeles |
California | |
United States | |
Place of burial | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Children | Edward L. Doheny, Jr |
Eileen Doheny | |
Edward L. (Ned) Doheny, Jr. | |
Spouse | Carrie Betzold |
Carrie Wilkins | |
Parents | Patrick Doheny |
Eleanor Elizabeth Doheny | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 825074 |
About Edward L. Doheny
Edward Laurence Doheny was an American oil tycoon who, in 1892, drilled the first successful oil well in the Los Angeles City Oil Field. His success set off a petroleum boom in Southern California, and made him a fortune when, in 1902, he sold his properties.