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  1. Bradley Wayne Hughes (September 28, 1933 – August 18, 2021) was an American billionaire businessman, the founder and chairman of Public Storage, [1] the largest self-storage company in the U.S. doing business as a real estate investment trust (REIT). [2] At the time of his death, Hughes had an estimated net worth of US$3.3 billion.

  2. Aug 18, 2021 · In 1972 B. Wayne Hughes made a $50,000 investment to start what became Public Storage in California and made a fortune giving Americans a place to stash their excess junk.

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  3. www.forbes.com › profile › b-wayne-hughesB. Wayne Hughes - Forbes

    Apr 5, 2021 · B. Wayne Hughes was a self-made billionaire who cofounded Public Storage and formed American Homes 4 Rent. He died in 2021 and donated $400 million to his alma mater, the University of Southern California.

  4. Aug 19, 2021 · Billionaire philanthropist B. Wayne Hughes Sr., who pioneered the self-storage industry with his company Public Storage and whose epic rise from sharecropper’s son to largest donor in University ...

  5. Aug 19, 2021 · B. Wayne Hughes, a co-founder of Public Storage, made a bet on Americans’ desire to buy––and keep––more stuff than they can fit into their homes. The self-storage giant, based in ...

  6. Aug 18, 2021 · B. Wayne Hughes, the American billionaire whose Spendthrift Farm embraced a number of breeding innovations, died Wednesday at the Central Kentucky farm. Hughes, who died “with his loving family ...

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  8. Public Storage (NYSE:PSA) today announced the passing of its co-founder and Chairman Emeritus, B. Wayne Hughes, on August 18, 2021. In 1972, Mr. Hughes and Kenneth Q. Volk Jr. founded the Company, which has since grown into the world leader in self-storage, with equity interests in over 3,000 properties and over 200 million square feet. Ron Havner, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, commented ...

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