Williams earned a salary of $1 million per year and had a net worth of $180 million at the time of his death in 1979.
T. Harry Williams was a renowned Historian and scholar who had a net worth of $180 million at the time of his death in 1979. Born in 1909, he was the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for his biography of Louisiana politician Huey Long. He also wrote Lincoln and His Generals, a study of the Civil War. During his lifetime, Williams earned a salary of $1 million per year.
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💰 Net worth: $180 Million (2024)
About
A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and scholar, he is best known for his biography of Louisiana politician Huey Long. He also published Lincoln and His Generals, a study of the Civil War.
Before Fame
He received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1937.
Trivia
He was a history professor at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge for thirty-eight years.
Family Life
He married his second wife, Estelle Skolfield, in 1952. From his first marriage, he had a child named Mai Frances.
Associated With
His biography of Huey Long received both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award in 1970.
