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2 unusual facts about William Larimer Mellon


William Larimer Mellon, Sr.

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 1, 1868 to James Ross Mellon, eldest son of Judge Thomas Mellon, and Rachel Larimer Mellon, daughter of railroad and land baron William Larimer, Jr. He spent part of his childhood in the West with his uncle Andrew Mellon, who deeply influenced him.

When oil was discovered in Spindletop, Texas in 1901, the Mellon family invested in the well.


Christopher Mellon

Christopher K. Mellon born 1957, son of Karl N. Mellon, the great-grandson of Gulf Oil co-founder William Larimer Mellon.


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