James R. Cargill II

James R. Cargill II
Born 1949
Residence Birchwood, Wisconsin, US
Nationality American
Occupation Heir, Cargill
Net worth $3.7 billion (Sept 2016)[1]
Spouse(s) married
Children 2

James R. Cargill II (born 1949) is an American heir and philanthropist.[2][3]

Biography

James Ray Cargill II is the great-grandson of William W. Cargill, the founder of Cargill. He has a brother, Austen S. Cargill II, and a sister, Marianne Cargill Liebmann.[3]

He sits on the Board of the Center of the American West at the University of Colorado at Boulder[4] and on the Board of Trustees of the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution.[5] He has donated to the Spot youth center in Denver, Colorado, the Walker Art Center and the Minneapolis Institute of Art in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[6][7][8]

Through the James R. Cargill II Trust, he has owned stock in SolarAttic, a company that uses solar energy to heat swimming-pools.[9]

He lives in Birchwood, Wisconsin and is married with two children. As of 2016, his estimated net worth is US$3.7 billion.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "James Cargill, II.". Forbes. Retrieved 20 Sep 2016.
  2. ↑ Forbes 2009
  3. 1 2 Brian Solomon, The Secretive Cargill Billionaires And Their Family Tree, Forbes, 9/22/2011
  4. ↑ Center of the American West Board
  5. ↑ National Air and Space Museum Board
  6. ↑ The Spot contributors
  7. ↑ Walker Art Center 2001 annual report
  8. ↑ Minnea
  9. ↑ SolarAttic, Inc.: Minutes of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, February 12, 1998
  10. ↑ "James Cargill, II. - Forbes". Forbes. Retrieved 20 Sep 2016.
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