Edward L. Doheny

About Edward L. Doheny

Birth Day: August 10, 1856
Birth Place: Fond Du Lac, WI
Birth Sign: Leo

Edward L. Doheny net worth

Edward L. Doheny was born on August 10, 1856 in WI who has a net worth 2020 of $100 million.
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💰Edward L. Doheny Net worth: $100 million (Updated at 15 September 2020)

About

Oil tycoon who developed the Los Angeles City Oil Field, beginning the Southern California oil boom of the early 1900s.

Before Fame

He worked for the U.S. Geological Survey, looking at lands in Kansas, and then did his own prospecting with little success in South Dakota and the Western territories.

Trivia

He acquired a sizable fortune during the oil boom in Los Angeles, and he became a notable philanthropist, giving up his 22-room mansion to Mount St. Mary's College.

Family Life

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

Associated With

He was one of the inspirations for Upton Sinclair's novel Oil!, which in turn inspired the film There Will Be Blood from 2007.