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William Wallace Cargill

Also Known As: "W.W.", "Will"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Port Jefferson, Suffolk County, New York, United States
Death: October 17, 1909 (64)
La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States (Pneumonia)
Place of Burial: La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Captain William Dick Cargill and Edna Cargill
Husband of Ellen Theresa Cargill
Father of William Samuel Cargill; Edna Clara MacMillan and Austen Stowell Cargill, I
Brother of Samuel Davis Cargill and James Cargill

Occupation: Founder at Cargill, Inc.
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About William Wallace Cargill

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_W._Cargill

William Wallace Cargill (December 15, 1844 – October 17, 1909) was an American business executive. In 1865 he founded Cargill, which by 2008 was the largest privately held corporation in the United States in terms of revenue, employing over 150,000 people in 68 countries.

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William Wallace Cargill's Timeline

1844
December 15, 1844
Port Jefferson, Suffolk County, New York, United States
1869
October 2, 1869
Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States
1871
September 4, 1871
Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States
1888
April 8, 1888
Wisconsin, United States
1909
October 17, 1909
Age 64
La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States
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Oak Grove Cemetery, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States