Attwell, J. Evans
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| Birthname | Joseph Evans Attwell | ||||
| born on | 25 March 1931 at 03:31 (= 03:31 AM ) | ||||
| Place | Houston, Texas, 29n46, 95w22 | ||||
| Timezone | CST h6w (is standard time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   03°47'   11°44 Asc. 05°37'
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Biography
American lawyer who was the youngest managing partner of Vinson & Elkins, the largest law firm in Texas and the largest single law office in the world, from 1981 to 1991.
He lived in Houston, Texas all his life, and was an owner of the Houston Astros from 1978 to 1994 and the Houston Rockets from 1986 to 1995. He was the Chairman of the Board of the Welch Foundation from 2005 until his death. Mr. Attwell also served on the board of American General Corporation for 40 years (now AIG), the board of Ocean Energy (now Devon Energy) and many other Fortune 500 and charitable boards. He was a two time Chairman of the Harris County Hospital District Board, the second largest county hospital district in the world. Attwell served as a Trustee of Rice University where the J. Evans Attwell-Welch postdoctoral fellowships honour his name at the University's Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology. He was awarded Rice's Gold Medal for extraordinary service to the University in 1997.
He married Mary Petersen in March 1956. They had five children. He died on 27 October 2007 in Houston, aged 76.
Events
Source Notes
Birth certificate in hand, provided by Sy Scholfield.
Categories
- Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (One)
- Family : Parenting : Kids more than 3 (Five)
- Vocation : Business : Top executive
- Vocation : Law : Attorney
- Vocation : Sports Business : Coach/ Manager/ Owner (Owner of Houston Astros, 1978-1994)
- Vocation : Sports Business : Coach/ Manager/ Owner (Owner of Houston Rockets, 1986-1995)
