| Birth: | Jan. 5, 1913
Osceola
Mississippi County
Arkansas, USA | | Death: | Feb. 12, 2003
Memphis
Shelby County
Tennessee, USA | 
Businessman. He was the founder of the Holiday Inn chain of hotels. In the 1950s he began the Holiday Inn chain in the Memphis area, which grew into a chain of thousands of hotels. Wilson was viewed as the father of the modern hotel - his hotels were built around the idea of giving travelers a clean, comfortable, high quality place to stay no matter where they were. (bio by: Jesse)
Family links:
Parents:
Ruby Lloyd Hall Wilson (1890 - 1968)
Spouse:
Dorothy E Lee Wilson (1917 - 2001)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for Charles Wilson | | | Burial:
Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown
Memphis
Shelby County
Tennessee, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Jesse
Record added: Feb 14, 2003
Find A Grave Memorial# 7183554 |
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