W. Herbert Hunt was born on March 06, 1929 in Dallas, Texas, United States. One of 15 children (by three women) of legendary oil wildcatter H.L. Hunt.
With brother Nelson Bunker Hunt (d. 2014), he tried to corner the world silver market until the price of the metal collapsed 80% in 1980.
Hunt endured in the oil business; in 2013 he sold his Bakken oilfield acreage to publicly-traded Halcon Resources for $1.5 billion cash and stock.
He owns a refinery in Louisiana and oil company Petro-Hunt.
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W. Herbert Hunt |
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94 years old |
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Aries |
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March 06, 1929 (Dallas, Texas, United States) |
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Dallas, Texas, United States |
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๐ Zodiac
W. Herbert Huntโs zodiac sign is Aries. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
๐ Chinese Zodiac Signs
W. Herbert Hunt was born in the Year of the Snake. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Snake are seductive, gregarious, introverted, generous, charming, good with money, analytical, insecure, jealous, slightly dangerous, smart, they rely on gut feelings, are hard-working and intelligent. Compatible with Rooster or Ox.
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Biography/Timeline
1929
William Herbert Hunt was born in 1929 to Lyda Bunker and the oil well wildcatter H. L. Hunt.
1970
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. william Herbert Hunt went bankrupt in 1990, but came back to power years later.
2012
In 2012, Hunt sold his company Petro-Hunt’s stake in the Bakken shale field to Halcon Resources for $1.45 billion, lifting his net wealth to an estimated $3 billion or more.
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