Henry T. Mudd

Henry Thomas Mudd (December 26, 1913 – September 10, 1990) was an American heir, businessman and philanthropist. He served as chairman and chief executive officer of the Cyprus Mines Corporation. He also co-founded Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California.

Henry Thomas Mudd
Born
Henry Thomas Mudd

December 26, 1913[1]
Los Angeles, California
DiedSeptember 10, 1990 (aged 77)[2]
La Jolla, California
Spouse(s)Victoria Nebeker Kolly
Children4
Parent(s)
RelativesSeeley W. Mudd (grandfather)

Biography

Early life

He was born in Los Angeles, California in 1913.[2] His father was Harvey Seeley Mudd (1888–1955) and his mother, Mildred Esterbrook Mudd (1891–1958).[2] He had a sister, Caryll Mudd Sprague (1914–1978). His paternal uncle was Seeley G. Mudd (1895–1968). His paternal grandfather was Seeley W. Mudd (1861–1926).[2]

He received a B.A. from Stanford University in 1935, and an MS in Mining Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1938.[3] He then served in the Second World War.[3]

Career

He served as president of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers in 1945.[3] The following year, in 1946, he started his career at the Cyprus Mines Corporation, his family business, as assistant general manager.[3] By 1955, he became its chairman and chief executive officer.[3] He also sat on the board of directors of KCET, a public television station.[2]

Philanthropy

Together with his mother, he co-founded Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California in 1955.[2][3] He served on its board of trustees from 1958 to 1981.[2]

He sat on the boards of trustees of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera Association and the Los Angeles World Affairs Council.[4]

Personal life

He was married to Victoria Nebeker Coberly. They had two sons and two daughters.[2] After his death, his estate was sued for palimony by a woman he allegedly had an affair with.[4][5][6]

References
  1. "Henry T. Mudd", Social Security Death Index, Master File, Social Security Administration, Henry T. Mudd, born December 26, 1913 and died September 10, 1990, issued in California before 1951
  2. Burt A. Folkart (September 13, 1990). "Henry T. Mudd, College Co-Founder, Dies at 77". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-12-19. Henry T. Mudd, scion of copper-mining adventurers and co-founder of the college that bears his father's name, has died of the complications of leukemia. A spokeswoman for Harvey Mudd College in Claremont said Wednesday that the retired chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Cyprus Minerals Co. was 77 when he died at Scripps Hospital in La Jolla on Monday.
  3. The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
  4. Hugh Dellios, Case Of Philandering Philanthropist Stuns L.a., The Chicago Tribune, October 15, 1992
  5. Carol Watson, Woman Says Millionaire Considered Her a Wife : Palimony: Testimony begins in the $5-million lawsuit against the estate of Henry T. Mudd. The jury hears of an extravagant lifestyle., The Los Angeles Times, September 26, 1992
  6. Carol Watson, 'The Socialite Who Dumped Me' : Palimony: Eleanor Oliver hopes to sell the rights to her life story after losing a suit against the Mudd estate., The Los Angeles Times, October 23, 1992
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