Charles Wyly, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetCharles Wyly
American businessman
Date of Birth: 13-Oct-1933
Place of Birth: Lake Providence, Louisiana, United States
Date of Death: 07-Aug-2011
Profession: businessperson
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Charles Wyly
- Charles Wyly, Jr.
- (October 13, 1933 – August 7, 2011), was an American entrepreneur and businessman, philanthropist, civic leader, and a major contributor to Republican causes and art projects in Dallas, Texas.
- This included $20 million to build a performing arts center in Dallas.
- In 2006, Forbes magazine estimated his net worth at $1 billion.
- His younger brother, Sam Wyly, is nearly equal in wealth; the two brothers were close with their business affairs, and were often referred to as the "Wyly brothers".
- Together the brothers had donated almost $2.5 million to more than two hundred Republican candidates and committees at the federal level over the past two decades.
- Wyly was inducted into the Louisiana Tech University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003; he was a Bulldogs football player.
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