Packer family
Appearance
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Current region | Australia |
Founder | Robert Clyde Packer |
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The Packer family has played a significant role in the Australian media, political and social sphere since beginning of the twentieth century.
The family has had numerous interests in Australian business, most notably in media, property and recently in gambling.
Family tree
- Robert Clyde Packer (24 July 1879 – 12 April 1934) m. Ethel Maude née Hewson (16 January 1878 − 1 April 1947)
- Sir (Douglas) Frank Hewson Packer KBE, OStJ (3 December 1906 – 1 May 1974) m. (1) Gretel Joyce Bullmore (5 May 1907 − 16 August 1960); (2) Florence Mathilde Adeline Violet (Vincent), née Porges (June 1915 − 22 December 2012)
- Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer (17 December 1937 – 26 December 2005) m. Roslyn Redman née Weedon (17 December 1937 – ) in 1963
- Gretel Packer
- James Douglas Packer (8 September 1967 – [1]) m. (1) Jodhi Meares (m. 1999 – 2002); (2) Erica née Baxter (m. 2007 – 2013)
- (Robert) Clyde Packer (22 July 1935 – 8 April 2001) m. (1) Angela née Money in 1961, divorced in 1972; (2) Kate Clifford in 1977.
- Francis Clyde Packer
- Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer (17 December 1937 – 26 December 2005) m. Roslyn Redman née Weedon (17 December 1937 – ) in 1963
- Kathleen Mary Packer (1910 – 2000), known later as Lady Stening, m. Sir George Stening (1904 – 1996)
- Sir (Douglas) Frank Hewson Packer KBE, OStJ (3 December 1906 – 1 May 1974) m. (1) Gretel Joyce Bullmore (5 May 1907 − 16 August 1960); (2) Florence Mathilde Adeline Violet (Vincent), née Porges (June 1915 − 22 December 2012)
Notable members
Name | Birth name | Years living | Business interests | Spouse |
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R. C. Packer | Robert Clyde Packer | 24 July 1879 – 12 April 1934 | Ethel Maude Hewson (16 January 1878 − 1 April 1947) | |
Sir Frank Packer KBE, OStJ | Douglas Frank Hewson Packer | 3 December 1906 – 1 May 1974 |
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Clyde Packer | Robert Clyde Packer | 22 July 1935 – 8 April 2001 |
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Kerry Packer AC | Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer | 17 December 1937 – 26 December 2005 | Roslyn Weedon (m. 1963 − 2005) | |
Ros Packer AC | Roslyn Redman Weedon | 17 December 1937 – | Kerry Packer | |
James Packer | James Douglas Packer | 8 September 1967 – |
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References
- ^ Griffen-Foley, Bridget (18 November 2009). "Who Wants to Be a Billionaire? The James Packer Story". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original (book review) on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
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