William Herbert Hunt
William Herbert Hunt | |
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Born | El Dorado, Arkansas, US |
March 6, 1929
Residence | Dallas, Texas |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Heir, owner of 25% of Halcon |
Net worth | $2.0 billion (January 2015)[1] |
Children | 5 |
Parent(s) | H. L. Hunt Lyda Bunker |
Relatives | Margaret Hunt Hill, H. L. Hunt III, Nelson Bunker Hunt, Caroline Rose Hunt, and Lamar Hunt (siblings) |
William Herbert Hunt (born March 6, 1929) is an American oil billionaire. According to Forbes, as of January 2015 his net worth is estimated at $2.0 billion.[1]
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Early life
William Herbert Hunt was born in 1929 to Lyda Bunker and the oil well wildcatter H. L. Hunt.[1]
Career
In the 1970s Hunt and his brother Nelson Bunker Hunt acquired 195 million ounces of silver, worth nearly $10 billion at the peak. When the price of silver collapsed 80% in 1980 the brothers lost their fortune in the silver trading scandal called Silver Thursday; together they lost a billion dollars.[2] William Herbert Hunt went bankrupt in 1990,[3] but came back to power years later.
In 2012, Hunt sold his company Petro-Hunt’s stake in the Bakken shale field to Halcon Resources[4] for $1.45 billion, lifting his net wealth to an estimated $3 billion or more.[5]
Personal life
Hunt lives in Dallas, Texas, and has five children.[1]
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