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James Lawrence "Bud" Walton (December 20, 1921 – March 21, 1995) was the brother of Sam Walton and executive of Walmart. Biography. Early life.
The three most prominent living members (Jim, Rob, and Alice Walton) have consistently been in the top twenty of the Forbes 400 list since 2001, as were John (d. 2005) and Helen (d. 2007) prior to their deaths. Christy Walton took her husband John's place in the ranking after his death.
The company was founded by brothers Sam and James "Bud" Walton in nearby Rogers, Arkansas in 1962 and incorporated under Delaware General Corporation Law on October 31, 1969. [11] It also owns and operates Sam's Club retail warehouses. [12] [13]
Sam Walton. Samuel Moore Walton (March 29, 1918 – April 5, 1992) was an American business magnate best known for founding the retailers Walmart and Sam's Club, which he started in Rogers, Arkansas and Midwest City, Oklahoma in 1962 and 1983 respectively. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. grew to be the world's largest corporation by revenue as well as the ...
James Carr Walton[ 1 ] (born June 7, 1948) [ 4 ] is an American businessman, currently an heir to the fortune of Walmart, the world's largest retailer. [ 5 ] As of August 2024, Walton was the 15th-richest person in the world, with a net worth of US$92.5 billion according to Forbes. He is the youngest son of Sam Walton.
The history of Walmart, an American discount department store chain, began in 1950 when businessman Sam Walton purchased a store from Luther E. Harrison in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and opened Walton's 5 & 10. [ 1 ] The Walmart chain proper was founded in 1962 with a single store in Rogers, Arkansas, expanding inside Oklahoma by 1968 and ...
Walton was born on May 15, 1951. [3] She is the younger daughter of Bud Walton, the brother and business partner of Walmart founder Sam Walton. [4] She grew up in Versailles, Missouri, where she met future husband Bill Laurie. [5] At Bud's death, she and her sister Ann Walton Kroenke inherited a stake in Walmart now worth over $9 billion.
James "Bud" Walton – Co-founder of Wal-Mart; David C. Pratt - CEO/Owner of Gander Mountain and minority owner of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team; Eddie Chiles – Founder of the Western Company of North America and owner of the Texas Rangers baseball team; William C. Schwartz – Physicist, Laser pioneer, and founder of International ...