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Charles Kemmons Wilson

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Charles Kemmons Wilson

Birth
Osceola, Mississippi County, Arkansas, USA
Death
12 Feb 2003 (aged 90)
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Plot
Section 6, Lot 76, Plot F. Next To The Road.
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Businessman. He was the founder of the Holiday Inn chain of hotels. In the 1950s he began the Holiday Inn chain in the Memphis area, which grew into a chain of thousands of hotels. Wilson was viewed as the father of the modern hotel - his hotels were built around the idea of giving travelers a clean, comfortable, high quality place to stay no matter where they were.
Businessman. He was the founder of the Holiday Inn chain of hotels. In the 1950s he began the Holiday Inn chain in the Memphis area, which grew into a chain of thousands of hotels. Wilson was viewed as the father of the modern hotel - his hotels were built around the idea of giving travelers a clean, comfortable, high quality place to stay no matter where they were.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Jesse
  • Added: Feb 14, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7183554/charles_kemmons-wilson: accessed ), memorial page for Charles Kemmons Wilson (5 Jan 1913–12 Feb 2003), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7183554, citing Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.