James R. Cargill II | |
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Born | 1949 |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Heir, Cargill |
Spouse | married |
Children | 2 |
James R. Cargill II (born 1949) is an American business owner. [1] [2]
James Ray 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. As of 2019, his estimated net worth is US$4.2 billion. [8]