Howard Robard Hughes Jr was born the son of a successful oil-drill tool company businessman, on December 24, 1905. Hughes father, Howard Hughes Sr. died when Hughes was in his teens. His father’s death had made him a rich and powerful young man. In his will, Hughes Sr. deem Hughes the major beneficiary of the estate. Hughes mother, Allene Hughes, had already died so her share of the estate also went to Howard. The estate had 1,500 shares of stock in the Hughes tool company, which valued at an estimate $750,000. After the appraisal of the estate and many calculations were account for, Howard Hughes was a millionaire just at the age of 18. During his lifetime he was known as the wealthier self-made man in the world. With all of his inheritance
