| 词条 | S. Robson Walton |
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| name = S. Robson Walton | image = S. Robson Walton by Gage Skidmore.jpg | caption = Walton in 2017 | birthname = Samuel Robson Walton | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|10|28}} | birth_place = Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | residence = Bentonville, Arkansas[1] | education = University of Arkansas Columbia Law School | occupation = Chairman of Walmart {{small|(1992–2015)}} | known_for = Walton family fortune | networth = US$47 billion (November 2018)[1] | boards = Walmart | spouse = Melani Lowman-Walton | children = 3[3] | parents = {{Plainlist |
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}} }}Samuel Robson "Rob" Walton (born October 28, 1944) is an heir to the fortune of Walmart, the world's largest retailer. He is the eldest son of Helen Walton and Sam Walton. He served as Chairman of Walmart from 1992 to 2015. As of March 2019, Walton had a net worth of $45.4 billion, making him the 12th richest person in the world. [2] Early life and familyRob Walton was born on October 28, 1944, in Tulsa, Oklahoma,[1][3][4] the oldest of four children of Sam Walton (1918–1992), cofounder of Wal-Mart, and Helen Walton (1919–2007). He has a younger brother, Jim Walton, and a younger sister, Alice Walton. Another brother, John Walton, died in 2005.[5][9][6] Walton attended The College of Wooster and graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1966 with a bachelor of science degree in business administration, where he was also a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He received his Juris Doctor degree from Columbia Law School in 1969. Walton is also a trustee at The College of Wooster.[3][6] After graduation, Walton became a member of the law firm that represented Wal-Mart, Conner & Winters in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[3] In 1978, he left Tulsa to join Wal-Mart as a senior vice president,[3] and in 1982, he was appointed vice chairman. He was named chairman of the board of directors on April 7, 1992, two days after his father's death.[7] Along with his siblings, he has pledged about $2 billion to the Walton Family Foundation from 2008 to 2013.[9] PersonalBy the time he left Tulsa in 1978, Walton had three children, was divorced from his first wife, and was remarried to Carolyn Funk. He and Carolyn filed for divorce in 2000. He married his third wife Melani Lowman-Walton in 2005.[8][9] He is ranked at #17 on the 2013 Forbes list of world billionaires with a net worth of $26.1 billion.[10] On the 2013 Forbes 400 list of the richest people in America, he is ranked at #9.[11] Walton is a well-known collector of automobiles.[12] References1. ^{{cite web|title=The World's Billionaires|url=https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/list/#version:static|publisher=Forbes|accessdate=February 18, 2016}} [13][14]2. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/rob-walton/|title=Rob Walton|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2019-03-27}} 3. ^Rob Walton was born in 1944; Forbes listed his age as 66 in March 2011 and 67 in September 2011. 4. ^{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=haF1pOaAxNwC&pg=PA24&dq=S.+Robson+Walton+1944&hl=en&ei=xPMxToTNDOrLsQLYrrCmCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=1944&f=false |title=In Sam we trust: the untold story of Sam Walton and how Wal-Mart is devouring the world |first=Bob |last=Ortega |publisher=Kogan Page Publishers |year=1999 |isbn=978-0-7494-3177-8 |page=24}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/s-robson-walton/|title=S Robson Walton|work=Forbes|date=September 2013|accessdate=December 25, 2013}} 6. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/10/billionaires08_S-Robson-Walton_P47X.html|title=The World's Billionaires #26 S Robson Walton|work=Forbes|date=May 3, 2008|accessdate=December 25, 2013}} 7. ^{{Cite news| url = https://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/07/business/business-people-wal-mart-s-leadership-remains-in-the-family.html|title=Wal-Mart's Leadership Remains in the Family|author=Thomas C. Hayes|publisher=The New York Times |date =April 7, 1992}} 8. ^DV00-01797 - S. ROBSON WALTON VS. CAROLYN F. WALTON (DIVORCE - NO CHILDREN). SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT STATE OF NEVADA, Washoe County. August 15, 2000. 9. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.entrepreneur.com/tradejournals/article/66420639.html |title= Billionaire Divorce. (Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Carolyn Walton, Robson Walton) |work= Entrepreneur |date= October 16, 2000}} 10. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/mef45jlmk/s-robson-walton/|title=2013's Top 20 Billionaires|work=Forbes|year=2013|accessdate=December 25, 2013}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes-400/list/|title=The Forbes 400 The Richest People in America|work=Forbes|date=September 2013|accessdate=December 25, 2013}} 12. ^Rob Walton: Zero for the Family Foundation but Millions for Vintage Sports Cars from changewalmart.org on June 3, 2014, last accessed on September 27, 2018. 13. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web |title= The Waltons: Inside America's Richest Family |url= http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/11/15/8191093/index.htm |work= Fortune |first= Andy |last= Serwer |date= November 15, 2004 |accessdate= February 20, 2011}} 14. ^1 2 {{cite web |title= S. Robson Walton Profile - Forbes |url= https://www.forbes.com/profile/s-robson-walton |work= Forbes |date= March 9, 2013 |accessdate= November 30, 2013}} }} External links
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