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Samuel Johnson Dies; Industrialist Expanded Cleaning-Product Firm
From: The Washington Post
Date: 20040524
Author:Louie Estrada
Samuel Johnson, 76, a Wisconsin entrepreneur and philanthropist who amassed a multibillion-dollar fortune while chairman of S.C. Johnson & Son Inc., a leading maker of bug sprays, household cleaners and personal grooming products, died May 22 at his home in Racine, Wis. He had cancer.
Mr. Johnson, who was listed in Forbes magazine last year as the 25th-richest American with a net worth of $7.4 billion, ran one of the country's largest family-controlled companies from 1967 until his retirement in 2000. He had served as chairman emeritus since retiring.
A native of Racine, he was the fourth ...
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