Aubrey
Kerr
McClendon
Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Joe Conner McClendon
and Carole (Kerr) McClendon
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 56
in Oklahoma City, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Nov 2019
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Biography
Aubrey McClendon is Notable.
Aubrey Kerr McClendon was an American businessman and great nephew of noted Oklahoman Robert S. Kerr. Aubrey was the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of American Energy Partners, LP, co-founded Chesapeake Energy, serving as its CEO and chairman. He was an outspoken advocate for natural gas as an alternative to oil and coal fuels, and a pioneer in employing fracking. March 1, 2016, was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiring "to rig bids for the purchase of oil and natural gas leases in northwest Oklahoma", he died the following day, March 2, 2016, in a single-vehicle collision.
Aubrey Kerr McClendon was born July 14, 1959, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the son of Joe Conner McClendon and Carole Kerr. His great uncle was Robert S. Kerr, a founder of Kerr-McGee Oil Industries Incorporated, governor of Oklahoma and U.S. senator from the state.
He married Kathleen Upton Byrns. Children of Kathleen and Aubrey:
- Jack McClendon
- Callie McClendon
- Will McClendon
McClendon died in a vehicle crash 2 Mar 2016 near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Timeline
- 1977 Graduated from Heritage Hall School
- 1981 Graduated from Duke University
- 1983 Married Kathleen Byrns
- 1989 McClendon and Tom L. Ward co-founded Chesapeake Energy Corporation
- 1990s brought "fracking" into mainstream use to drill and extract natural gas
- 2007/8 Purchased Seattle SuperSonics NBA Team and moved them to Oklahoma City renaming them the Oklahoma City Thunder
- 2008 S&P 500 highest paid CEO @ $112M
- 2013 Founded American Energy Partners
- 2016 a federal grand jury indicted McClendon for violating antitrust laws
- 2016 died in a single-occupant, single-vehicle crash at 9:12 a.m. on March 2, 2016, the day after his indictment by a federal grand jury accusing him of violating antitrust laws from 2007 to 2012 while the CEO of Chesapeake Energy.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Aubrey McClendon
- Find A Grave: Memorial #158955203
- FamilySearch Person: L2VF-2DC
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