Austen Stowell Cargill II (born 1951) is an American billionaire heir, businessman and rancher.Cargill exec buys ranch from church, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, February 19, 2001
Biography
Early life Austen Stowell Cargill II was born in 1951. 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.
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. 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.
Personal life In 2001, he bought the North Ranch in Paradise Valley, Montana, close to Antelope Butte. The ranch was formerly owned by the Church Universal and Triumphant. He goes ruffed grouse hunting in South Dakota.Laurence Monroe Klauber, Rattlesnakes: Their Habits, Life Histories, and Influence on Mankind, Volume 1, University of California Press, 1972, p. 632 He lives in Livingston, Montana.David Frey, Who’s the Richest in the West? For billionaire bucks, Wyoming wins., New West, 10-05-09 He is divorced, and has two children.
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