Horace Lawson Hunley Net Worth

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Horace Lawson Hunley was a nineteenth-century engineer from Tennessee who is best known for designing and building Confederate submarines during the Civil War era. His most famous submarine, the H.L. Hunley, was named in his honor and was the first submarine to sink an enemy warship. Hunley was born on June 20, 1823 and his legacy lives on in the history of naval warfare.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day	June 20, 1823
Birth Place	Tennessee
Age	196 YEARS OLD
Died On	Oct 15, 1863 (age 40)
Birth Sign	Gemini

💰 Net worth: $9 million (2024)

About

Nineteenth-century Engineer who designed and built Confederate submarines during the Civil War era. His best-known submarine, the H.L. Hunley, was named in his honor.

Before Fame

Before building his first submarine, the Pioneer, he worked as a Lawyer and held a seat in the Louisiana State Legislature.

Trivia

Before its own sinking, his H.L. Hunley was the first naval vessel in history to sink an enemy submarine (the USS Housatonic).

Family Life

He was born in Sumner County, Tennessee and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. He died in a failed submarine exercise and was buried in Charleston, South Carolina.

Associated With

He and Whitcomb L. Judson were both Civil War-era inventors.

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