Edwin W. Pauley (Edwin W. Pauley)

Edwin W. Pauley

Oilman and philanthropist. He was also a power broker in the Democratic party.  He advised President Franklin D. Roosevelt to pick Harry Truman as his vice-presidential running-mate in 1944. Namesake of UCLA’s ‘Pauley Pavilion’ sports facility. Owned Moku O Lo’e, also known as Coconut Island, located in Kaneohe Bay on Oahu, Hawaii. Here, the Pauley family entertained presidents, royalty, and celebrities at the 23-acre paradise, complete with lagoons, fishponds, a natural swimming pool, a bowling alley, and living quarters. Pauley invited the University of Hawaii to establish a marine field station on the island to study coral reefs and tropical estuaries.  Family links:  Parents:  Elbert L. Pauley (1874 – 1950)  Ellen Eliza Van Petten Pauley (1874 – 1949)  Spouse:  Barbara Jean McHenry Pauley (1914 – 2002)*  Children:  Robert Van Petten Pauley (1944 – 2005)*  Sibling:  Edwin W. Pauley (1903 – 1981)  Harold Raymond Pauley (1909 – 1954)* *Calculated relationship

Born

  • January, 07, 1903
  • USA

Died

  • July, 07, 1981
  • USA

Cemetery

  • Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
  • California
  • USA

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