Howard R. Hughes Sr.

1869–1924 (age 55)

Businessman/Inventor

Biography

Howard R. Hughes Sr. blended invention with entrepreneurship, establishing an industrial legacy that provided technological advances to aviation and oil fields.

Interred at Glenwood Cemetery, he is remembered for nurturing innovation that fueled American industry.

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