SS Kresge
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About
Turned two five-and-dime stores into the K-Mart corporation, which was worth hundreds of millions.
Before Fame
He worked as a traveling salesman and hardware store clerk.
Trivia
His net worth would have been around $5 billion in 2012 dollars.
Family Life
He had five children with his first wife, later divorcing her and remarrying.
Associated With
He and Susan B. Anthony were both staunch supporters of the temperance movement.