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James Whitman McLamore

Male 1926 - 1996  (70 years)


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  • Name James Whitman McLamore  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 30 May 1926  New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 8 Aug 1996  Miami, Dade County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Wife: Nancy Nichol McLamore (dated 1945-47, m. 27-Apr-1947, one son, three daughters)

      High School: Northfield Mount Hermon School, Northfield, MA
      University: BS Hotel Administration, Cornell University (1947)

      Burger King Chairman (1970-76)
      Burger King Founder & President (1954-70)
      Phi Delta Theta Fraternity

      Author of books:
      The Burger King: Jim McLamore and the Building of an Empire (1998)

      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.

      http://www.nndb.com/people/261/000178724/
    • (Research):Census Listings:

      1930 Census
      New York, Orange County, Town of Woodbury, Central Valley
      Enumerated 22 April 1930
      ED 36-110 SD 19 Sheet 11A Stamped 266 Private Road
      337-351
      Whitman, Sara S Hd O $50,000 F W 68 Wd Mass Ct Rhode Islan
      d None
      McLamore, Thomas M Son-in-law M W 40 M 34 La La La Banker Bank
      McLamore, Claire Granddaughter F W 6 S NY La NY McLamore, James W Grandson M W 3 11/12 S NY La NY McLamore, David Grandson M W 2 2/12 S NY La NY
      Smakal, Anna Cook F W 32 S NY Czech Czech Cook Private Family
      Sullivan, Katherine Waitress F W 43 S Ire ire Ire Waitress Private Family
    Person ID I32434  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Thomas Milton McLamore,   b. 5 Jul 1889, Colfax, Grant Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Marian Floyd Whitman,   b. Bef 1904, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage Aft 1922 
    • Abstract from The New York Times:

      MISS WHITMAN TO WED LIEUT. T.M. M'LAMORE; Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Spurr Whitman Engaged to U.S. Army Officer. 7 July 1922
    Family ID F10397  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 30 May 1926 - New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Aug 1996 - Miami, Dade County, Florida Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.).

    2. [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), New York, Orange County, Town of Woodbury, Central Valley (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S1299] 1940 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.), Census Place: Woodbury, Orange, New York; Roll: T627_2712; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 36-146. (Reliability: 3).