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Garry N. Drummond (Garry Neil Drummond) was born on 8 June, 1938 in Sipsey, Alabama. Discover Garry N. Drummond's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 78 years old?
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Garry Neil Drummond |
Occupation |
Heir · businessman |
Age |
78 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Gemini |
Born |
8 June 1938 |
Birthday |
8 June |
Birthplace |
Sipsey, Alabama |
Date of death |
(2016-07-13) Birmingham, Alabama |
Died Place |
Birmingham, Alabama |
Nationality |
United States |
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Garry N. Drummond Height, Weight & Measurements
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
Family |
Parents |
Heman Edward Drummond Elza Eliza Stewart |
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5 |
Garry N. Drummond Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Garry N. Drummond worth at the age of 78 years old? Garry N. Drummond’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from United States. We have estimated
Garry N. Drummond's net worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Drummond was married and had five children. As of 2015, Forbes listed Drummond as the wealthiest individual in Alabama, with an estimated wealth of US$980 million. He died in Birmingham on July 13, 2016 at the age of 78 due to complications from cancer.
In 2013, Drummond planned to establish a new coal mine off the bank of the Black Warrior River near Birmingham.
Alongside Eugene Honeycutt and Harold Gene Anderson, Drummond invented a specific method for "open pit bench mining", which has been patented since February 5, 2013.
Drummond made donations to Republican politicians such as Richard Shelby, Terry Everett, Robert Aderholt, Butch Otter, Mike Rogers, Jo Bonner, as well as to the 2004 re-election of President George W. Bush. He also donated to Coalpac, a political action committee for the National Mining Association. He also donated US$50,000 to Bob Riley's 2002 gubernatorial campaign.
Drummond served on the Board of Directors of SouthTrust from 2001 to its merger with Wachovia in 2004. He also served as the Director of the Alabama Coal Association. Additionally, he was appointed to the National Coal Council by United States Secretary of Energy Donald P. Hodel in 1984, under the presidency of Ronald Reagan. Later, he served as the Chairman of the Governor's Commission on Affordable Health Care.
Drummond served on the Boards of Directors of the National Mining Association as well as the Economic Development Partnership for Alabama. He has been a member of the Alabama Academy of Honor since 1989, the Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame since 1997, and the Alabama Business Hall of Fame since 2003.
In the 1980s, Drummond began looking for coal in Colombia, even though the country was at war. He established their first coal mine in 1995. Shortly after, the FARC bombed the railway track which carried coal from the Drummond mine to their port off the Caribbean Sea.
In 1979-1980, with his brother, Elbert Allen "Larry" Drummond, and another executive, Clyde Black; he was indicted for bribing three Alabama legislators by supplying them with prostitutes. The three-month trial was dismissed by Judge Frank McFadden, and the record was sealed.
In 1961, Drummond joined the family business, the Drummond Company, a coal company active in Alabama. He later served as its Chief Operating Officer. He has served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 1973. The company is active in coal-mining in Alabama and Colombia.
Garry Neil Drummond Sr. (June 8, 1938 – July 13, 2016) was an American heir, business executive, and philanthropist from Alabama. He served as the chairman and chief executive officer of the Drummond Company, a private coal company active in Alabama and Colombia.
Garry Neil Drummond Sr. was born in 1938 at Sipsey, Alabama. His father, Heman Edward Drummond, was the founder of the Drummond Company, a coal company, in 1935. Drummond started working in his father's coal mines at the age of fifteen.