James McLamore

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American businessman

United States Business ProfessionalsLived 1926 to 1996 · aged 70

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Jim McLamore at the counter in a Burger King

Left to right: Hotel greats Patrick O’Malley (Canteen Corp.), Barron Hilton (Hilton Hotels), J. Willard Marriott (Marriott Corp.), Col. Harland Sanders (Kentucky Fried Chicken), Jim McLamore (Burger King), and Kemmons Wilson (Holiday Inns) in 1979

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1990honorary doctor of the University of Miami

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Anne-Marie SlaughterAlso won honorary doctor of the University of Miami

Ernest J. GainesAlso won honorary doctor of the University of Miami

John Hope FranklinAlso won honorary doctor of the University of Miami

John W. GardnerAlso won honorary doctor of the University of Miami

Howard NemerovAlso won honorary doctor of the University of Miami Bob GalvinAlso won honorary doctor of the University of Miami

About this person

James Whitman McLamore was an American entrepreneur, the founder and first CEO of the Burger King fast food franchise, along with David Edgerton. He also created the Whopper sandwich. After selling Burger King to the Pillsbury Company in 1967, he remained CEO for five years. After retiring, he was on the board of several large corporations, was chairman of the University of Miami, chaired the United Way and was a member and chairman of the Orange Bowl Committee.

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United States