James mclamore net worth
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James McLamore
Creator and first CEO of Burger King (1926–1996)
James Whitman McLamore (May 30, 1926 – August 8, 1996) was an American entrepreneur, the founder and first CEO of the Burger King fast food franchise, along with David Edgerton. He also created the Whopper sandwich. After selling Burger King to the Pillsbury Company in 1967, he remained CEO for five years. After retiring, he was on the board of several large corporations, was chairman of the University of Miami, chaired the United Way and was a member and chairman of the Orange Bowl Committee.
McLamore invested in the Miami Dolphins for several years and reinvested in the educational institutions that impacted him at Northfield Mount Hermon and Cornell University. He was also a gardener, and chairman at Fairchild Tropical Gardens.
Early life and education
McLamore was born in 1926, in New York City. After the stock market crash of 1929, Jim's father moved the family to the country to live with Jim's grandmother. Jim lost his mother soon after and his family struggled during that time. McLamore went
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The Vision and Uncommon Touch of Jim McLamore
The FLAME Magazine, In Memoriam Sept 1996 (excerpts from pages 6-10)
Burgers, fries and Cokes. A deceptively simple, value-laden strategy that has withstood every test of time. Stated so clearly and easily by the late Jim McLamore, this guiding principle may have gotten lost during some of the system’s darker times. But it has returned to its rightful place and proves itself every day at Burger King counters and cash registers across the country, ringing up record sales and distancing itself from the competition in taste tests and desirability.
Burgers, fries and Cokes. Deceptively simple yet startlingly visionary, and to those who knew him, respected him, and learned from him, emblematic of Burger King Corporation’s co-founder Jim McLamore, who more than 40 years ago, changed the way America looked at burgers.
Many franchisees spoke of him as a quiet giant, a man who first, second and last, knew fast food and how to serve it. A man who never wavered from his vision, and always had time for the franchisees. As The Flame s
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Gender: Male
Religion: Christian
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Business
James W. McLemore was born to wealth, but his father lost the family fortune in the stock market crash of 1929 and became a turkey farmer. His mother was committed to a mental hospital shortly thereafter, and he never saw her again, as children were not allowed to visit. As a young man McLamore worked as a restaurant manager and then owner, and in 1954 he became Dave Edgerton's business partner in the first Burger King, originally called Insta Burger King. Three years later McLamore proposed adding a "Whopper" to the menu, basing the recipe on a terrific burger he bought from a competitor's burger stand. Edgerton and McLemore sold the company to Pillsbury in 1967, with McLemore remaining as President. He oversaw the introduction of the first version of the company's iconic "Burger King" advertising character in 1970.
Father: Thomas Milton McLa
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