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Getty family
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George Getty
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J. Paul Getty
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John Paul Getty Jr.
Current regionUnited States
Place of origin Ireland
Founded18th century
FounderJohn Getty
Estate(s) J. Paul Getty Museum Complexes:
Getty Center
Getty Villa
Getty Foundation
Getty Research Institute
Getty Conservation Institute

The Getty family of the United States began with George Franklin Getty and his son Jean Paul Getty as their patriarchs. In the 20th century, they were heavily involved in the petroleum industry and in mass media. The Getty family is of Scots-Irish ancestry from their patrilineal lineage, their ancestors having immigrated to North America from Cullavmor, County Londonderry, Ireland (today in Northern Ireland). [1] Several members of the Getty family have lived in England, including Sir Paul Getty who took British citizenship.

George Getty (1855–1930) was a lawyer who became an independent oilman in 1904. He was married with one son, a daughter having died in infancy in a typhoid epidemic in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He lent his son Jean Paul money to invest in oil wells and in 1916, George and Jean Paul incorporated the Getty Oil Company.

Family members

The family members include: [2]

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References

  1. Glassman (2001), p. 14
  2. Pearson (1995), p. xii–xiii
  3. Jube Shiver Jr., "Gettys Resolve Dispute Over Trust", Los Angeles Times May 31, 1985.
  4. Pearson (1995), pg. 260
  5. Pearson (1995), pg. 240
  6. Whiting, Sam (September 14, 2020). "Ann Getty, SF society figure and philanthropist, dies at 79". San Francisco Chronicle . Archived from the original on September 16, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  7. Finz, Stacy; Van Derbeken, Jaxon (August 21, 1999). "[Gordon] Getty's Secret Double Life / Second family in L.A. – 3 daughters". SFGate .
  8. Steger, Pat (June 21, 1999). "Fairy-tale Wedding for Getty-Jarman in Napa Valley". SFGate . Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  9. Almasy, Steve (April 1, 2015). "Andrew Getty, grandson of J. Paul Getty, dies at 47". CNN.com . Retrieved May 10, 2019.