The Packer family has played a significant role in the Australian media, political and social sphere since the beginning of the twentieth century.
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Current region | Australia |
Founder | Robert Clyde Packer |
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The family has had numerous interests in Australian business, most notably in media, property and recently in gambling.
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2018) |
Name | Birth name | Years living | Business interests | Spouse |
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R. C. Packer | Robert Clyde Packer | 24 July 1879 – 12 April 1934 | Ethel Maude Hewson (16 January 1878 − 1 April 1947) | |
Sir Frank Packer KBE, OStJ | Douglas Frank Hewson Packer | 3 December 1906 – 1 May 1974 |
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Clyde Packer | Robert Clyde Packer | 22 July 1935 – 8 April 2001 |
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Kerry Packer AC | Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer | 17 December 1937 – 26 December 2005 | Roslyn Weedon (m. 1963–2005) | |
Ros Packer AC | Roslyn Redman Weedon | Kerry Packer | ||
James Packer | James Douglas Packer | 8 September 1967 – |
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