Kemmons Wilson (January 5, 1913 - February 12, 2003) was the founder of the Holiday Inn chain of hotels. He was born Charles Kemmons Wilson in Osceola, Arkansas, a son of Kemmons and Ruby "Doll" Wilson. His father was an insurance salesman who died when Kemmons was nine months old. Shortly thereafter, his mother, Doll, moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where she raised him. He opened the first Holiday Inn motel in Memphis in 1952, … Wikipedia
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Kemmons Wilson was an award-winning American businessman and lodging pioneer who founded Holiday Inn Hotels, which he built into the world’s largest hotel chain. He was also the founder of the Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality and Resort Management (K www.accuracyproject.org/cbe-Wilson,Kemmons.html
