PENNSYLVANIA: John S. Middleton is worth $1.8 billion
I guess there's a little money to be made in the pipe tobacco business.
59-year-old John S. Middleton sold the privately held cigar maker John Middleton Inc. for $2.9 billion in 2007 to Altria Group. The company was started by his family in 1856 as a Philadelphia tobacco shop, and at the time was the world's third-largest cigar maker.
Nowadays, Middleton and his wife Leigh are dedicated to giving back to charities in Philadelphia, including Project HOME, University of Pennsylvania, and the Philadelphia School District.
I guess there's a little money to be made in the pipe tobacco business.
59-year-old John S. Middleton sold the privately held cigar maker John Middleton Inc. for $2.9 billion in 2007 to Altria Group. The company was started by his family in 1856 as a Philadelphia tobacco shop, and at the time was the world's third-largest cigar maker.
Nowadays, Middleton and his wife Leigh are dedicated to giving back to charities in Philadelphia, including Project HOME, University of Pennsylvania, and the Philadelphia School District.
