Austen S. Cargill II explained

Austen S. Cargill II
Birth Name:Austen Stowell Cargill
Known For:Heir of Cargill
Occupation:Businessman and rancher, director of Cargill
Education:University of Minnesota
Oregon State University
Nationality:American
Children:2

Austen Stowell Cargill II (born 1951) is an American billionaire heir, businessman and rancher.[1]

Biography

Early life

Austen Stowell Cargill II was born in 1951.[2] He is the great-grandson of William Wallace Cargill, the founder of Cargill. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Minnesota. He went on to earn a doctorate from Oregon State University.[3]

Career

He joined Cargill as a marine biologist and joined its board of directors in 1995. He later served as a vice president until 2001.[1] He was a board member of GalaGen, a NASDAQ-traded company that sold dietary supplements to treat gastrointestinal diseases, from 1999 to 2002 when it went bankrupt.[4]

Personal life

In 2001, he bought the North Ranch in Paradise Valley, Montana, close to Antelope Butte.[1] The ranch was formerly owned by the Church Universal and Triumphant.[1] He goes ruffed grouse hunting in South Dakota.[5] He lives in Livingston, Montana.[3] [6] He is divorced, and has two children.[3]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/article_dddc76fe-b5ac-531d-95e0-d22565dd8cea.html Cargill exec buys ranch from church
  2. News: Solomon . Brian . The Secretive Cargill Billionaires And Their Family Tree . September 17, 2019 . Forbes . September 22, 2011.
  3. Web site: Forbes profile: Austen Cargill, II. . Forbes . 17 September 2019.
  4. Web site: GalaGen sinks on Chapter 7 filing - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130818081605/http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2002/02/25/daily31.html. 2013-08-18.
  5. Laurence Monroe Klauber, Rattlesnakes: Their Habits, Life Histories, and Influence on Mankind, Volume 1, University of California Press, 1972, p. 632 https://books.google.com/books?id=ijblNZQrk_wC&pg=PA632
  6. David Frey, Who’s the Richest in the West? For billionaire bucks, Wyoming wins., New West, 10-05-09