Geraldย Eugene O’Shaughnessy
Industry: Oil & Gas
Primary Company: Geopark Holding Limited, Lario Oil and Gas
Age: Born 1949.1โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq 2โGerald Eugene O’Shaughnessy,โ Relationship Science. Archived September 16, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/nQpma
Location: Wichita, Kansas
Estimated Worth: Unconfirmed
Background
Gerald (Gerry) Eugene O’Shaughnessy co-founded Latin American oil and gas company Geopark Holding Limited in 2002.
OโShaughnessy began his fossil fuel industry career in 1976 as senior vice president and general counsel at Lario Oil and Gas, which his grandfather Ignatius Aloysius (I.A.) OโShaughnessy founded in 1927. Many members of the OโShaughnessy family have held positions in the firm: Mike OโShaughnessy is the companyโs CEO and president, and the late Tim OโShaughnessy worked as vice president of Lario Logistics.3โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq 4โTIMOTHY P. O’SHAUGHNESSY,โ Timothy P. O’Shaughnessy Foundation. Archived July 20, 2019.
I.A. OโShaughnessy established the family in the oil business when he founded his first oil company, Globe Oil & Refining Company of Oklahoma, in 1917. I.A. went on to establish a number of oil refining and exploration companies. In 1941, he created the I.A. OโShaughnessy Foundation. The governance of the foundation was left to I.A.โs five children, who went on to serve on its board of directors.5โOur History,โ I.A. O’Shaughnessy Foundation. Archived September 16, 2020.
Timothy P. O’Shaughnessy, the son of Gerald and Priscilla OโShaughnessy, passed away in 2016. The Timothy P. O’Shaughnessy Foundation was established in his name.6โTIMOTHY P. O’SHAUGHNESSY,โ Timothy P. O’Shaughnessy Foundation. Archived July 20, 2019. Gerald’s wife, Priscilla, is a board member of the American Conservative Union and โan active board member of the Kansas Policy Institute.โ7โTimothy Patrick O’Shaughnessy,โ The Wichita Eagle, August 17, 2016. republished at Legacy.com. Archived September 18, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/TP5Gc 8โPriscilla OโShaughnessy,โ American Conservative Union. Archived September 18, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/dnHh7
O’Shaughnessy Family Structure
Ignatius Aloysius O’Shaughnessy: Born July 31, 1885. Died November 31, 1973 at 88 years old9โIgnatius Aloysius O’Shaughnessy,โ Find a Grave Memorial. Archived September 18, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/ThtnY
Ignatius married first wife Lillian OโShaughnessy, whose maiden name was Smith, on October 7, 1908. Lillian passed away on April 14, 1959. He remarried on November 16, 1966 to Blanche OโShaughnessy, whose maiden name was Finn.10โIgnatius Aloysius O’Shaughnessy,โ Find a Grave Memorial. Archived September 18, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/ThtnY 11โLillian G. Smith O’Shaughnessy,โ Find a Grave. Accessed October 15, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/nmKSx
Ignatius and Lillian had five children:
- Lawrence O’Shaughnessy
- John F. O’Shaughnessy Sr.
- Donald O’Shaughnessy
- Eileen O’Shaughnessy
- Marion O’Shaughnessy
John F. O’Shaughnessy Sr. (1909โ1987) married Lucille O’Shaughnessy (1911โ1960), whose maiden name was Weigand. Their children included:
- John F. O’Shaughnessy, Jr.: Died July 18, 2020 at 80 years old.12โIgnatius Aloysius O’Shaughnessy,โ Find a Grave Memorial. Archived September 18, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/ThtnY 13โEntrepreneur and philanthropist John O’Shaughnessy Jr. dies at 80,โ StarTribune, July 27, 2020. Archived September 18, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/FwRu8
- Gerald (Gerry) O’Shaughnessy (listed as brother to John O’Shaughnessy in legal proceedings)14โECTG LIMITED v. O’SHAUGHNESSY: Civil No. 14-960(DSD/JJK)โ November 25, 2014. Via LEAGLE.
Gerald (Gerry) O’Shaughnessy married Priscilla OโShaughnessy, whose maiden name was Louris. Their children included:15โTimothy Patrick O’Shaughnessy,โ The Wichita Eagle, August 17, 2016. republished at Legacy.com. Archived September 18, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/TP5Gc
- Timothy Patrick O’Shaughnessy: Died August 14, 201616โTimothy Patrick O’Shaughnessy,โ The Wichita Eagle, August 17, 2016. republished at Legacy.com. Archived September 18, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/TP5Gc
- Michael O’Shaughnessy17โTimothy Patrick O’Shaughnessy,โ The Wichita Eagle, August 17, 2016. republished at Legacy.com. Archived September 18, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/TP5Gc
- Conor O’Shaughnessy18โTimothy Patrick O’Shaughnessy,โ The Wichita Eagle, August 17, 2016. republished at Legacy.com. Archived September 18, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/TP5Gc
- Clare Blasi, formerly O’Shaughnessy (Married Nick Blasi)19โTimothy Patrick O’Shaughnessy,โ The Wichita Eagle, August 17, 2016. republished at Legacy.com. Archived September 18, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/TP5Gc
- Lael Falls, formerly O’Shaughnessy (Married Colin Falls)20โTimothy Patrick O’Shaughnessy,โ The Wichita Eagle, August 17, 2016. republished at Legacy.com. Archived September 18, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/TP5Gc
- Kate Mitchell, formerly O’Shaughnessy (Married Grant Mitchell)21โTimothy Patrick O’Shaughnessy,โ The Wichita Eagle, August 17, 2016. republished at Legacy.com. Archived September 18, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/TP5Gc
Funding
Political Spending
Below is a partial summary of the O’Shaughnessy family’s political spending, via campaign finance data exported from the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Note that while efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of this data, errors may be introduced in the original finance records.
View the attached spreadsheet for a complete list of O’Shaughnessy family’s political spending by year (.xlsx).
Committee | O’SHAUGHNESSY, GERALD | O’SHAUGHNESSY, PRISCILLA M | O’SHAUGHNESSY, MICHAEL W | Grand Total |
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE | $65,200 | $64,200 | $129,400 | |
ROMNEY VICTORY INC | $50,000 | $50,000 | $3,500 | $103,500 |
TRUMP VICTORY | $50,000 | $50,000 | $100,000 | |
KANSAS REPUBLICAN PARTY | $10,000 | $10,500 | $20,500 | |
ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT INC. | $5,000 | $5,000 | $3,500 | $13,500 |
DONALD J. TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT, INC. | $5,400 | $5,400 | $10,800 | |
VERMONT REPUBLICAN FEDERAL ELECTIONS COMMITTEE | $3,550 | $3,550 | $7,100 | |
IDAHO REPUBLICAN PARTY | $3,550 | $3,550 | $7,100 | |
OKLAHOMA LEADERSHIP COUNCIL | $3,550 | $3,550 | $7,100 | |
MASSACHUSETTS REPUBLICAN PARTY | $3,550 | $3,550 | $7,100 | |
BROWNBACK FOR PRESIDENT INC | $2,300 | $2,300 | $2,300 | $6,900 |
NRSC | $5,000 | $5,000 | ||
POMPEO FOR CONGRESS INC | $2,400 | $2,500 | $4,900 | |
WASINGER FOR CONGRESS | $2,400 | $2,400 | $4,800 | |
KANSANS FOR TIAHRT | $3,000 | $3,000 | ||
CITIZENS FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH COMMITTEE | $3,000 | $3,000 | ||
RON ESTES FOR CONGRESS | $2,700 | $2,700 | ||
CORY GARDNER FOR SENATE | $2,600 | $2,600 | ||
FRIENDS OF MIKE LEE INC | $2,000 | $2,000 | ||
KANSANS FOR KASSEBAUM | $1,000 | $1,000 | $2,000 | |
TODD TIAHRT FOR CONGRESS | $1,500 | $500 | $2,000 | |
CARSON AMERICA | $1,600 | $1,600 | ||
WESTERN ENERGY ALLIANCE PAC | $1,500 | $1,500 | ||
BUSH-CHENEY ’04 INC | $1,000 | $250 | $1,250 | |
SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUND | $1,250 | $1,250 | ||
RAND PAUL FOR PRESIDENT, INC. | $1,250 | $1,250 | ||
DOLE FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE INC | $1,000 | $1,000 | ||
BUSH FOR PRESIDENT INC | $1,000 | $1,000 | ||
JACK KEMP FOR PRESIDENT | $1,000 | $1,000 | ||
DOLE FOR PRESIDENT INC | $1,000 | $1,000 | ||
FRAZIER FOR COLORADO INC | $1,000 | $1,000 | ||
WTW REELECTION COMMITTEE | $1,000 | $1,000 | ||
TEXANS FOR FISHER INC | $1,000 | $1,000 | ||
DOLE FOR SENATE COMMITTEE | $1,000 | $1,000 | ||
JIM MILLER FOR U S SENATE | $1,000 | $1,000 | ||
ROBERTS VICTORY COMMITTEE; THE | $1,000 | $1,000 | ||
GEORGE BUSH FOR PRESIDENT, INC | $1,000 | $1,000 | ||
PAT ROBERTS FOR U S SENATE INC | $1,000 | $1,000 | ||
ERIC R YOST FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | $1,000 | $1,000 | ||
ROD GRAMS FOR U S SENATE COMMITTEE | $900 | $900 | ||
STONEY FOR US SENATE | $600 | $600 | ||
GARDNER FOR CONGRESS | $600 | $600 | ||
RYAN FRAZIER FOR COLORADO | $500 | $500 | ||
DOLE FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE | $500 | $500 | ||
CITIZENS FOR JACK KEMP | $500 | $500 | ||
PETE COORS FOR SENATE | $500 | $500 | ||
COTTON FOR SENATE | $500 | $500 | ||
RON PAUL FOR PRESIDENT | $500 | $500 | ||
TIM SCOTT FOR SENATE | $500 | $500 | ||
THE CONSERVATIVE STRIKEFORCE | $500 | $500 | ||
ERIC WEISSMANN.COM | $250 | $250 | ||
PROJECT WEST POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | $250 | $250 | ||
HANK BROWN FOR U S SENATE | $200 | $200 | ||
Grand Total | $231,500 | $219,450 | $20,700 | $471,650 |
Koch Events
June 2010
Members of the O’Shaughnessy family including Mike O’Shaughnessy, Priscilla O’Shaughnessy, and Gerald O’Shaughnessy attended the June 2010 meeting of the Koch network in Aspen, Colorado. A list of attendees and a schedule for the Aspen summit was obtained by ThinkProgress.22โMEMO: Health Insurance, Banking, Oil Industries Met With Koch, Chamber, Glenn Beck To Plot 2010 Election,โ ThinkProgress, October 20, 2010. Archived July 10, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/KUNp3
Affiliations
- O’s Companies, Inc. โ Co-founder.23โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq
- GeoPark Holding Limited โ Co-founded in 2002. Executive Chairman since February 6, 2006.24โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq
- Lario Oil and Gas Company โ Former senior vice president and general counsel.25โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq
- Geowealth โ Formed in 2003.26โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq
- Globe Resources Group โ Focused on โprivate venture capital investment activities, including international oil and gas exploration and development since 1986,โ according to Bloomberg.27โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq He continued to perform this role as recently as 2013, according to Geoparkโs annual general meeting report.28โANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGโ (PDF), Geopark, June 28, 2013 (document creation date). Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
- BOE Midstream LLC. โ Chairman, founder and owner.29โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq
- Bakken Oil Express LLC. โ Executive chairman.30โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq
- Frontier Wealth Management, LLC โ Chairman of advisory board.31โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq
- Governor of Kansas โ Member of the board of economic advisor.32โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq
- I.A. OโShaughnessy Family Foundation โ Board member.33โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq
- The Wichita Collegiate School โ Board member.34โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq
- The Institute for Humane Studies โ Board member.35โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq
- The East West Institute โ Board member.36โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq
- The Bill of Rights Institute โ Board member.37โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq
- The Timothy P. OโShaughnessy Foundation โ Board member.38โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq
- Young President Organization โ Member of the Intercontinental Chapter.39โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq
- World Presidentsโ Organization40โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq
Other Resources
- โGerald O’Shaughnessy” on Polluterwatch.org.
Resources
- 1โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq
- 2โGerald Eugene O’Shaughnessy,โ Relationship Science. Archived September 16, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/nQpma
- 3โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq
- 4โTIMOTHY P. O’SHAUGHNESSY,โ Timothy P. O’Shaughnessy Foundation. Archived July 20, 2019.
- 5โOur History,โ I.A. O’Shaughnessy Foundation. Archived September 16, 2020.
- 6โTIMOTHY P. O’SHAUGHNESSY,โ Timothy P. O’Shaughnessy Foundation. Archived July 20, 2019.
- 7โTimothy Patrick O’Shaughnessy,โ The Wichita Eagle, August 17, 2016. republished at Legacy.com. Archived September 18, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/TP5Gc
- 8โPriscilla OโShaughnessy,โ American Conservative Union. Archived September 18, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/dnHh7
- 9โIgnatius Aloysius O’Shaughnessy,โ Find a Grave Memorial. Archived September 18, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/ThtnY
- 10โIgnatius Aloysius O’Shaughnessy,โ Find a Grave Memorial. Archived September 18, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/ThtnY
- 11โLillian G. Smith O’Shaughnessy,โ Find a Grave. Accessed October 15, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/nmKSx
- 12โIgnatius Aloysius O’Shaughnessy,โ Find a Grave Memorial. Archived September 18, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/ThtnY
- 13โEntrepreneur and philanthropist John O’Shaughnessy Jr. dies at 80,โ StarTribune, July 27, 2020. Archived September 18, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/FwRu8
- 14โECTG LIMITED v. O’SHAUGHNESSY: Civil No. 14-960(DSD/JJK)โ November 25, 2014. Via LEAGLE.
- 15โTimothy Patrick O’Shaughnessy,โ The Wichita Eagle, August 17, 2016. republished at Legacy.com. Archived September 18, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/TP5Gc
- 16โTimothy Patrick O’Shaughnessy,โ The Wichita Eagle, August 17, 2016. republished at Legacy.com. Archived September 18, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/TP5Gc
- 17โTimothy Patrick O’Shaughnessy,โ The Wichita Eagle, August 17, 2016. republished at Legacy.com. Archived September 18, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/TP5Gc
- 18โTimothy Patrick O’Shaughnessy,โ The Wichita Eagle, August 17, 2016. republished at Legacy.com. Archived September 18, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/TP5Gc
- 19โTimothy Patrick O’Shaughnessy,โ The Wichita Eagle, August 17, 2016. republished at Legacy.com. Archived September 18, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/TP5Gc
- 20โTimothy Patrick O’Shaughnessy,โ The Wichita Eagle, August 17, 2016. republished at Legacy.com. Archived September 18, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/TP5Gc
- 21โTimothy Patrick O’Shaughnessy,โ The Wichita Eagle, August 17, 2016. republished at Legacy.com. Archived September 18, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/TP5Gc
- 22โMEMO: Health Insurance, Banking, Oil Industries Met With Koch, Chamber, Glenn Beck To Plot 2010 Election,โ ThinkProgress, October 20, 2010. Archived July 10, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/KUNp3
- 23โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq
- 24โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq
- 25โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq
- 26โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq
- 27โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq
- 28โANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGโ (PDF), Geopark, June 28, 2013 (document creation date). Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
- 29โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq
- 30โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq
- 31โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq
- 32โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq
- 33โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq
- 34โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq
- 35โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq
- 36โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq
- 37โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq
- 38โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq
- 39โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq
- 40โExecutive Profile: Gerald Eugene OโShaughnessy,โ Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq