James Ray Cargill II (born 1949) is an American business owner.[1][2]
James R. Cargill II | |
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| Born | James Ray Cargill II 1949 (age 74–75) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Heir, Cargill |
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| Children | 2 |
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| Family | Cargill family |
Biography
editJames R. Cargill II is the great-grandson of William Wallace Cargill, the founder of the privately held, globally operating, food corporation Cargill. He has a brother, Austen S. Cargill II, and a sister, Marianne Cargill Liebmann.[2]
He sits on the Board of the Center of the American West at the University of Colorado at Boulder[3] and on the Board of Trustees of the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution.[4]
He has donated to the Walker Art Center and the Minneapolis Institute of Art in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[5][6]
Through the James R. Cargill II Trust, he has owned stock in SolarAttic, a company that uses solar energy to heat swimming-pools.[7]
He lives in Birchwood, Wisconsin and is married with two children. A widower, he married Kathy Cargill in 2012.[8] As of 2019, his estimated net worth is US$4.2 billion.[9]
References
edit- ^ "#220 James R. Cargill II - The Forbes 400 Richest Americans 2009 - Forbes.com". www.forbes.com. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ a b Brian Solomon, The Secretive Cargill Billionaires And Their Family Tree, Forbes, 9/22/2011
- ^ "Board - Center of the American West - CU-Boulder". centerwest.org. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "The National Air and Space Museum Board". 4 April 2009. Archived from the original on 4 April 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "10_financial". annualreport.walkerart.org. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "Minnea" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "SolarAttic, Inc.: Minutes of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, February 12, 1998" (PDF). solarattic.com. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ Hollingsworth, Jana (April 13, 2024). "Who is Kathy Cargill, the wealthy Park Point buyer who clashed with Duluth?". Minnesota Star Tribune. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ "James Cargill, II. - Forbes". Forbes. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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