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John Larry Nichols (born July 6, 1942) is the co-founder and former chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Devon Energy. He is a member of the board of directors of Baker Hughes and Sonic Drive-In.




Early life and education


In 1960, Nichols graduated from Casady School in Oklahoma City. In 1964, he received a B.A. in Geology from Princeton University. In 1967, he received a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.




Career


After graduating, he served as a law clerk to both Associate Justice Tom C. Clark and Chief Justice Earl Warren of the Supreme Court of the United States. He also worked for William Rehnquist when Rehnquist was the United States Assistant Attorney General.
In 1971, along with his father, John Nichols, an oilman, J. Larry Nichols co-founded Devon Energy. He served as chief executive officer of the company from 1980 to 2010, was president from 1976 until 2003, was chairman from 2000 to 2012, and was executive chairman from 2013 to 2016.
In 2001, he was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame.




Personal life


In 1972, Nichols married Polly. They have 2 children: a daughter, Sally, and a son, Tyler.




= Politics

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Nichols is a Republican.
In the third quarter of 2014, just before the midterm elections, Nichols made a $136,000 contribution to the Republican "Targeted State Victory" committee.
In 2015, Nichols agreed to lead the energy steering committee of Florida Senator Marco Rubio and made a $50,000 contribution to the political action committee supporting Rubio. Nichols stated that "excessive regulation squashes" energy innovation.
Nichols has contributed to Oklahoma Strong, the political action committee supporting Scott Pruitt.




= Philanthropy

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Nichols is the namesake of the J. Larry Nichols Community Foundation Scholar Award by the Oklahoma City Community Foundation.




See also


List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Chief Justice)
List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Seat 10)




References






Further reading


Burke, Robert. Deals, Deals, and More Deals: The Life of John W. Nichols. Oklahoma Heritage Association. 2004. ISBN 188559626X.




External links


Voices of Oklahoma interview with Larry Nichols; March 1, 2012.
Appearances on C-SPAN

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