Lang Hancock | |
|---|---|
| Born | Langley Frederick George Hancock 10 June 1909 |
| Died | 27 March 1992 (aged 82) Prix D'Amour, Mosman Park, Western Australia |
| Occupation | Mining magnate |
| Known for | Discovery of the world's largest iron deposit; Western Australian secessionism; other business and mining interests |
| Board member of | Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd |
| Spouses | Susette Maley
(m. 1935; div. 1944)Hope Nicholas Clark
(m. 1947; died 1983) |
| Children | Gina Rinehart |
Langley Frederick George "Lang" Hancock (10 June 1909 – 27 March 1992) was an Australian iron ore magnate from Western Australia who maintained a high profile in the spheres of business and politics. Famous initially for discovering the world's largest iron ore deposit in 1952 and becoming one of the richest men in Australia, he is now perhaps best remembered for his marriage to the much-younger Rose Porteous, a Filipino woman and his former maid. Hancock's daughter, Gina Rinehart, was bitterly opposed to Hancock's relationship with Porteous. The conflicts between Rinehart and Porteous overshadowed his final years and continued until more than a decade after his death.