Jim Hensley
Businessperson, Organization founder
1920 – 2000
Who was Jim Hensley?
James Willis "Jim" Hensley was an American businessman in the beer industry.
Hensley was born in Texas and moved to Arizona during his youth. He was a bombardier on B-17 Flying Fortresses during World War II and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. After the war he was convicted of illegal distribution of liquor and was also involved in a racetrack operation that was investigated by authorities.
He founded Hensley & Co. in 1955. Headquartered in Phoenix, it grew to be one of the largest Anheuser-Busch beer distributorships in the nation. One of Arizona's richest men at the time of his death, Hensley was the father of Cindy Hensley McCain and the father-in-law of United States Senator and 2000 and 2008 presidential candidate John McCain.
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- Born
- Apr 12, 1920
San Antonio - Also known as
- James Willis Hensley
- Spouses
- Marguerite "Smitty" Hensley
(1945/03/29 - 2000) - Mary Jeanne Parks
(1937 - 1945)
- Marguerite "Smitty" Hensley
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- San Antonio
- Phoenix
- Died
- Jun 21, 2000
Phoenix
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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