Pauline MacMillan Keinath (born July 31, 1934, in

Hennepin County, Minnesota Hennepin County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,281,565, and was estimated to be 1,273,334 in 2024, making it the most populous county in Minnesota and the 34th-most populous count ...

) is an American billionaire heiress. She is believed to be the largest individual shareholder in

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Wealth

As of June 2024, she has a net wealth of $8.2 billion from an inherited 9% stake in Cargill. In 2014, she was the 16th richest woman in the US. In 2022, her wealth made her the richest person in Missouri.

Family

She is a great-granddaughter of

William Wallace Cargill William Wallace Cargill (December 15, 1844 – October 17, 1909) was an American businessman. In 1865, he founded Cargill, which by 2008 was the largest privately held corporation in the United States in terms of revenue, employing over 150,0 ...

, the founder of

, the largest private company in the US. Her father was

Cargill MacMillan Sr. Cargill MacMillan Sr. (October 10, 1900 – October 16, 1968) was an American business executive, serving as the President of Cargill in Minneapolis. Early life MacMillan was born on October 10, 1900. He was the second son of John H. MacMillan Sr. ...

(1900–1968). She has two siblings,

Whitney MacMillan Whitney MacMillan (September 25, 1929 – March 11, 2020) was an American billionaire heir and businessman.Brian SolomonThe Secretive Cargill Billionaires And Their Family Tree ''Forbes'', 9/22/2011Brenda McDonaldBusinessman Whitney MacMillan to ...

(1929–2020) and Cargill MacMillan. She is married, with four children, and lives in

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, Missouri.

Political involvement

Keinath continued support of

Josh Hawley Joshua David Hawley (born December 31, 1979) is an American politician and attorney serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from Missouri, a seat he has held since 2019. A member ...

after his role in the

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, with donations of $1,900 reported in the second half of 2021. In 2023, the family of Pauline MacMillan Keinath are the largest donors to Andrew Bailey's run for

Missouri Attorney General The Office of the Missouri Attorney General was created in 1806 when Missouri was part of the Louisiana Territory. Missouri's first Constitution in 1820 provided for an appointed attorney general, but since the 1865 Constitution, the Attorney Ge ...

, having contributed $375,000 to the Life and Liberty PAC.

External links

Bloomberg Billionaires Index

References

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