David Koch, billionaire conservative activist and donor, dead at 79 - 2019-08-23
David Koch, billionaire conservative activist and donor, dead at 79 August 23, 2019,
Billionaire industrialist David H. Koch, who with his older brother Charles transformed American politics by pouring their riches into conservative causes, has died at age 79.
"It is with a heavy heart that I now must inform you of David's death," Charles Koch announced Friday.
David Koch, who lived in New York City, was the Libertarian Party's vice-presidential candidate in 1980. He was a generous donor to conservative political causes, as well as educational, medical and cultural groups.
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{{cite news | title = David Koch, billionaire conservative activist and donor, dead at 79 | url = https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/david-koch-obituary-1.5257303 | work = Associated Press | publisher = CBC News | date = August 23, 2019 | accessdate = August 24, 2019 }}
