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  1. Charles Kemmons Wilson (January 5, 1913 – February 12, 2003) was an American hotelier. He is best known for founding the hotel chain Holiday Inn in the 1950s.

  2. Charles Kemmons Wilson was a celebrated businessman, known for having established the ‘Holiday Inn’ chain of quality hotels. This biography provides detailed information about his childhood, profile, career and timeline.

  3. Feb 14, 2003 · Feb. 14, 2003. Kemmons Wilson -- who was so angered by the shabby lodgings he encountered on a family vacation in 1951 that he vowed to start a motel chain, a decision that led to Holiday Inn...

  4. Nov 8, 2023 · Kemmons Wilson was a visionary who created the first hotel franchise in 1952. Learn about his life, his legacy, and his family's foundation that supports Memphis communities.

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  6. Feb 14, 2003 · Kemmons Wilson, who founded the Holiday Inn chain of hotels and revolutionized the industry by bringing affordable and comfortable lodging to millions of travelers, has died. He was 90. Wilson...

  7. Students. Scholars. (1913–2003). American businessman and entrepreneur Kemmons Wilson transformed the motel industry in the early 1950s when he founded the Holiday Inn chain. The chain, once advertised as “the nation’s innkeeper,” provided clean, low-priced rooms that catered to families.

  8. Feb 24, 2003 · Sun 23 Feb 2003 20.58 EST. Kemmons Wilson, who has died aged 90, transformed the American, and global, accommodation industry. What Wilson had noticed while holidaying with his family in 1951...

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