# Source: https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/j-larry-nichols-q25344397/

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# J. Larry Nichols

Recorded founding associations · Devon Energy

## Founding associations

J. Larry Nichols is recorded as a founder of [Devon Energy](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/devon-energy-q1206980/) in the cited public company records. The person record describes J. Larry Nichols as American lawyer and business executive.

## [Devon Energy](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/devon-energy-q1206980/)

company. Recorded founding year: 1971.

Explore the [Devon Energy company reference](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/devon-energy-q1206980/) for the recorded cofounders, business context, and company-specific source trail.

## More from the public record

These details describe the cited record as reviewed on October 9, 2026. They may describe an earlier period; they are not a current employment or operating-status check.

Education in public record

Princeton University · [View source field](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25344397#P69)

## Follow the founding team

J. Larry Nichols’s association with [Devon Energy](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/devon-energy-q1206980/) can be researched alongside the company source record. The company’s recorded founding year is 1971. The shared company record is the evidence for this connection; it does not establish that these people currently work together.

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## Public sources

- [Wikidata public record Q25344397](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25344397): person identity and public description.
- [Wikidata public record Q1206980](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1206980): founder association with Devon Energy.

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