Birthday
1892/12/15
Day of death
1976/06/06 (83 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Also know as
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His first big break in the oil business occurred in 1915, when he purchased an interest in an oil lease on a farm south of Tulsa, Oklahoma for $500. His contemporaries thought him foolish, but 3 days after striking oil, he realized $11,850 from his share of the profits. By the age of 24, he had made his first $1 million.