Murdoch family

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Not to be confused with Murdaugh family.

Murdoch family
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    Members of the Murdoch family are prominent international

    media tycoons with roots in Australia and the United Kingdom, along with their media assets in the United States.[1]
    Some members have also been prominent in the arts, clergy, and military.

    Five generations of the family are descended from two Scottish immigrants to Australia: the Reverend James Murdoch (1818–1884), a

    Colony of Victoria in 1884.[2]

    Media mogul Rupert Murdoch is known for being one of the founders and the owner of formerly the world's largest media company News Corporation, a company that was spun-off in mid 2013 splitting its entertainment assets to 21st Century Fox and its media publishing assets to form the new News Corp.[3][4][5] Currently the Murdochs still have the controlling interest in the remains of the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by The Walt Disney Company that was spun-off to Fox Corporation, and still remain as top executives of News Corp.[6]

    History

    Prof. Walter Murdoch (left) and family at Point Lonsdale, Victoria, in 1910. His wife, Violet (née Hughston) is upper centre. Their daughter, Catherine – as Catherine King a prominent broadcaster – is centre right and son William (Will) Murdoch is on the right.

    First generation

    Helen and the Rev. James Murdoch had 14 children.[2]

    Their eldest child, the

    Sir Keith Murdoch and Ivon George Murdoch.[2]

    Nora Curle Smith, née Murdoch, was born in Pitsligo and married David Curle Smith (1859–1922). A pioneering electrical engineer, David Curle Smith was in charge of the municipal electricity supply at

    Kalgoorlie, Western Australia during the early 20th century, invented a pioneering electric stove, which he patented in 1906.[8] To promote the stove, Nora Curle Smith wrote the world's first cookbook for electric stoves
    , which featured 161 recipes and operating instructions for the stove, under the name "H. Nora Curle Smith": Thermo-Electrical Cooking Made Easy (1907; reprinted 2011).

    Perth, Western Australia
    . Both the university and suburb are named after Sir Walter Murdoch.

    Sir Walter Murdoch, who was born at Rosehearty, was a prominent Australian academic and essayist. He married Violet Catherine Hughston in 1897. Murdoch published his first essay, "The new school of Australian poets", in 1899 and for many years he wrote a weekly column titled "Books and Men" for the

    Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael & St George (KCMG) in 1964.[9]

    In

    Perth, Sir Walter Murdoch is commemorated by the names of both Murdoch University and the suburb surrounding its main campus: Murdoch
    .

    Second generation

    Sir Keith Murdoch (1885–1952)
    Main articles:
    Catherine Helen King

    Keith Arthur Murdoch, later Sir Keith Murdoch, was born in

    Melbourne Herald and in 1928 became managing director of its parent company, The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd. That same year he married Elisabeth Joy Greene (1909–2012), who was later prominent as the philanthropist Dame Elisabeth Murdoch (1909–2012). Murdoch was knighted in 1933. During World War II, Sir Keith Murdoch served briefly in an Australian government role, as Director-General of Information.[11]

    Lieutenant Ivon George Murdoch, saw action with the 8th Battalion (AIF) on the Western Front during World War I.[12][13]

    Third generation

    Main article: Rupert Murdoch

    Rupert Murdoch, born in

    Adelaide daily newspaper distributed only in South Australia, The News. During the 1950s and 1960s, News Ltd acquired daily and weekly newspapers, including suburban and provincial publications, throughout Australia and New Zealand. From 1968, Murdoch bought British newspapers, beginning with the weekly News of the World and the daily The Sun.[15]

    Rupert Murdoch at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, 2007

    Murdoch made his first acquisition in the United States in 1973, when he purchased the

    Star, and in 1976, he purchased the New York Post.[14]

    In 1981, Murdoch acquired the London

    free to air television network, Fox Broadcasting Company.[14] To satisfy a legal requirement that only US citizens could own US television stations, Murdoch became a naturalised US citizen in 1985, and consequently forfeited his Australian citizenship.[16][17]

    During the 1980s and 1990s, Murdoch became involved in

    BSkyB, Sky Italia and Sky Deutschland in Europe. NewsCorp also came to control both a major international publishing house HarperCollins, and Dow Jones & Company, which includes The Wall Street Journal.[citation needed
    ]

    Rupert Murdoch has been married four times and has six children:

    Fourth generation

    Lachlan Murdoch, Rupert's successor as chairman of News Corp.

    Adelaide
    ) has held directorial roles within the News Corporation empire. She has been married twice:

    • 1985–c. 1986, to British financier Crispin Odey
    • since 1989, to: British media executive Charles Alasdair MacLeod (usually known as Alasdair MacLeod). Both Prue and Alasdair MacLeod hold or have held directorial and/or executive roles within the News Corporation empire. The couple have three children,[22] James MacLeod (b. 1991), Angus MacLeod (b. 1993) and Clementine MacLeod (b. 1996).

    Elisabeth Murdoch (born in Sydney), is a media executive and company director and has been married three times:

    Lachlan Murdoch (born in London), is a media executive and company director; he married the British-Australian model and actress Sarah Murdoch, née O'Hare (b. 1972) in 1999; the couple have three children,[22][23] Kalan Alexander Murdoch (b. 2004), Aidan Patrick Murdoch (b. 2006) and Aerin Elisabeth Murdoch (b. 2010).

    James Murdoch (born in London), is a media executive and company director. In 2000, he married the US public relations specialist and climate change activist Kathryn Hufschmid. The couple have three children,[22] Anneka Murdoch (b. 2003), Walter Murdoch (b. 2006) and Emerson Murdoch (b. 2008).

    Family tree

    • Rev. James Murdoch m. Helen Murdoch[2]
      • née
         Brown
        • George Murdoch (1883–1891)
        • Sir Keith Murdoch (1885–1952) m. Elisabeth Joy, née Greene now known as Dame Elisabeth Murdoch
          • Helen, née Murdoch, now known as Helen Handbury (1929–2004)
          • Rupert Murdoch
            , (b. 1931) m. (1956) Patricia, née Booker (div. 1967)
            • Prudence (Prue), née Murdoch (b. 1958) m. (1985) Crispin Odey (div. c. 1986)
            • Prue Odey m. (1989) Alasdair MacLeod
              • James MacLeod (b. 1991)
              • Angus MacLeod (b. 1993)
              • Clementine MacLeod (b. 1996)
          • Rupert Murdoch m. (1967) Anna, née Torv (div. 1999) now known as Anna dePeyster[18]
            • Elisabeth, née Murdoch now known as
              Elkin Kwesi Pianim
               (div. 1998)
              • Cornelia Pianim (b. 1994)
              • Anna Pianim (b. 1997)
            • Elisabeth Pianim m. (2001) Matthew Freud
              • Charlotte Emma Freud (b. 2000)
              • Samson Murdoch Freud (b. 2007)
            • Lachlan Keith Murdoch (born 1971) m. Sarah, née O'Hare now known as Sarah Murdoch
              • Kalan Alexander Murdoch (b. 2004)
              • Aidan Patrick Murdoch (b. 2006)
              • Aerin Elisabeth Murdoch (b. 2010)
            • James R. Murdoch
               (born 1972) m. (2000) Kathryn Hufschmid
              • Anneka Murdoch (b. 2003)
              • Walter Murdoch (b. 2004)
              • Emerson Murdoch (b. 2009)
          • Rupert Murdoch m. (1999)
            Wendi Deng
             (div. 2013)
            • Grace Murdoch (b. 2001)
            • Chloe Murdoch (b. 2003?)
          • Rupert Murdoch m. (2016) Jerry Hall (div. 2022)
          • Anne, née Murdoch, now known as Anne Kantor (1936-2022)
          • Elisabeth Janet, née Murdoch, now known as Janet Calvert-Jones (born 1939)
        • Francis Garden Murdoch (1887–1933)[24]
        • Alec Brown Shepherd Murdoch (1889–1920)[25]
        • Ivon Murdoch (1892–1964), also known as Ivan Murdoch[12][13]
        • Alan May Murdoch (1894–1971)
      • Francis Garden Murdoch (1852–? )
      • James Murdoch (1854–? )
      • Eliza Jane (Lizzie) Murdoch (1855–? )
      • William Garden Murdoch (1856–? )
      • Ivon Lewis Murdoch (1858–? );
      • Andrew Chrystal Murdoch (1859–1902) m. Ella Josephine Burton
        • Grace Young Murdoch (1884–1971)
        • Francis Garden Murdoch (1886–1940)
        • Kate Josephine Murdoch (1887–1966)
      • Helen Nora, née Murdoch, now known as Nora Curle Smith (1861–1924)
      • Keith Arthur Murdoch (1862–? )
      • Isabella Agnes Murdoch (1864–? )
      • Hugh Murdoch (1865–? )
      • Grace Young Murdoch (1867–? )
      • Amelia Morison Murdoch (1870–? ) and
      • Sir Walter Murdoch (1874–1970) m. Violet Catherine, née Hughston

    References

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    2. ^ a b c d e f Michael J Wood, 2005, Ancestry of Rupert Murdoch Archived 2 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine, William Addams Reitwiesner Genealogical Services (17 August 2013).
    3. ^ Moyer, Liz (4 December 2017). "Gabelli says media mergers are in the air: 'Scale up' is new mantra". CNBC. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
    4. ^ "Report: News Corp. board approves company split". Associated Press. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
    5. ^ Seifert, Dan (3 December 2012). "News Corp to split off Fox Group entertainment business". The Verge. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
    6. ^ "News Corp Leadership". News Corp. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
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    8. ^ Curle Smith, H. Nora (2011). Thermo–electrical cooking made easy: proved recipes for guidance in the use of the Rational electric cooking stove (D. Curle Smith's patent). (Introduction by H. A. Willis.). Carlisle, Western Australia: Hesperian Press. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
    9. ^ a b Fred Alexander, 1986, "Murdoch, Sir Walter Logie (1874–1970)", Australian Dictionary of Biography Archived 10 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine; accessed 20 August 2013.
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    11. ^ "Censorship Down Under". Time. 30 December 1940. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
    12. ^ a b "Anna King Murdoch: "In metal, the deeds of men lie hidden but immortal"". The Age. 11 November 2007. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
    13. ^ a b "First World War Embarkation Roll – Ivan George Murdoch". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
    14. ^ a b c Witzel, Morgen, ed. (2005). "Rupert Murdoch". The Encyclopedia of the History of American Management. Bristol, England: Thoemmes Continuum. p. 393.
    15. ^ Tryhorn, Chris (18 July 2007). "Rupert Murdoch – a lifetime of deals". The Guardian. London, UK. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
    16. ^ Given, Jock (December 2002). "Foreign Ownership of Media and Telecommunications: an Australian story". Media & Arts Law Review. 7 (4): 253.
    17. ^ "The World's Billionaires No.73 Rupert Murdoch". Forbes. 7 October 2007. Archived from the original on 21 September 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
    18. ^ a b c d "How safe is the Murdoch empire?". The Irish Examiner. 9 July 2011. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
    19. ^ a b "So where does Rupert Murdoch go from here?". The Independent. London, UK. 31 July 2005. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
    20. ^ a b "Rupert Murdoch and His Family". International Business Times. 9 July 2011. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
    21. ^ Hofmeister, Sallie (30 July 2005). "Murdoch's Heir Apparent Abruptly Resigns His Post". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
    22. ^ a b c d e Stephen Mayne, "Tracking the Murdoch heirs", The Mayne Report, 2011 Archived 26 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine (17 August 2013).
    23. ^ Sir William Arbuthnot, 2011, The Genealogy of the Murdoch Family.[usurped] (9 May 2014).
    24. ^ "Francis Garden Murdoch". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 December 1933. p. 8.
    25. ^ "Alec Brown Shepherd Murdoch". Find A Grave. 2011. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
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