J. Willard Marriott
Businessperson, Organization founder
1900 – 1985
Who was J. Willard Marriott?
John Willard Marriott was an American entrepreneur and businessman. He was the founder of the Marriott Corporation, the parent company of one of the world's largest hospitality, hotel chains, and food services companies. The Marriott company rose from a small root beer stand in Washington D.C. in 1927 to a chain of family restaurants by 1932, to its first motel in 1957. By the time he died, the Marriott company operated 1,400 restaurants and 143 hotels and resorts worldwide, including two theme parks, earned USD $4.5 billion in revenue annually with 154,600 employees. The company's interests even extended to a line of cruise ships and theme parks.
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- Born
- Sep 17, 1900
Ogden - Spouses
- Alice Marriott
(1927/06/09 - )
- Alice Marriott
- Children
- Religion
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Utah
- Employment
- Host Hotels & Resorts
- Died
- Aug 13, 1985
New Hampshire
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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