I. Early life
A. Born in 1905 in Houston, TX
B. Father died in 1924
1. Inherited Hughes Tool Company upon father’s death
II. Business Life
A. Companies controlled
1. Hughes Aircraft Company
2. RKO Pictures Corporation
3. Trans World Airlines
B. Became a millionaire
III. Later life
A. Dropped out of society in the 1950s
1. Never seen in public
2. Refused to be photographed
B. Died in 1976