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J. Willard Marriott, American businessman, founded the Marriott Corporation (died 1985)
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American hotel founder
John Willard Marriott Sr. was an American entrepreneur and businessman. He was the founder of the Marriott Corporation, the parent company of the world's largest hospitality, hotel chains, and food services companies. The Marriott company rose from a small root beer stand in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Marriott Corporation
Previous forms of the hospitality company in Bethesda, Maryland, United States
The Marriott Corporation was a hospitality company that operated from 1927 until 1993. It was founded by J. Willard Marriott and Frank J. Kimball as Hot Shoppes, Inc. In 1957, it opened its first hotel in Arlington County, Virginia, the Marriott Motor Hotel.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)