Henry T. Mudd
| Henry Thomas Mudd | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Henry Thomas Mudd 1913 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died |
1990 (aged 77) La Jolla, California, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Victoria Nebeker Kolly |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) |
Harvey Seeley Mudd Mildred Mudd |
| Relatives |
Caryll Mudd Sprague (sister) Norman F. Sprague, Jr. (brother-in-law) Seeley W. Mudd (grandfather) Della Mullock Mudd (grandmother) |
Henry Thomas Mudd (1913-1990) 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.
Biography
Early life
He was born in Los Angeles, California in 1913.[1][2] His father was Harvey Seeley Mudd (1888-1955) and his mother, Mildred E. 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 (1917-1991), a philanthropist and art collector.[1][5] They had two sons and two daughters.[2] He died at Scripps Hospital in La Jolla, an affluent suburb of San Diego, California.[1] He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale.[1] After his death, his estate was sued for palimony by a woman he allegedly had an affair with.[4][6][7]
References
- 1 2 3 4 FindAGrave
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
- 1 2 Hugh Dellios, Case Of Philandering Philanthropist Stuns L.a., The Chicago Tribune, October 15, 1992
- ↑ FindAGrave: Victoria Nebeker Coberly
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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