Alonzo Herndon Net Worth

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Herndon's salary is unknown, but his net worth is estimated to be around $70 million. Alonzo Herndon was a successful Entrepreneur who was born in 1858 and is remembered as the first African-American millionaire in the city of Atlanta. His net worth is estimated to be around $70 million, although his salary is unknown. He founded and headed the successful Atlanta Family Life Insurance Company.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day	June 26, 1858
Birth Place	Georgia
Age	161 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign	Cancer

💰 Net worth: $70 million (2024)

About

Famous for founding and heading the successful Atlanta Family Life Insurance Company, he is also remembered as the city of Atlanta's first African-American millionaire.

Before Fame

Before making his fortune in insurance, he established a successful barbershop and pursued a career in real estate investment.

Trivia

His Atlanta homestead, Herndon Home, became a United States National Landmark in the year 2000.

Family Life

The son of an enslaved African-American named Sophenie and a white plantation owner named Frank Herndon, he was freed from slavery at the age of seven. His child Norris B. Herndon eventually took over Atlanta Life, expanding the company's reach and increasing its profits.

Associated With

Herndon and the prominent writer and abolitionist Frederick Douglass both spent their early years in slavery.

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