Marion MacMillan Pictet

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Marion MacMillan Pictet
BornOctober 17, 1932
DiedAugust 30, 2009 (aged 76)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationHeiress
Children Gwendolyn Sontheim Meyer
Parent(s) John H. MacMillan
Relatives William Wallace Cargill (great-grandfather)
John Hugh MacMillan (brother)
Whitney Duncan MacMillan (brother)

Marion Hamilton MacMillan Pictet (October 17, 1932 - August 30, 2009) [1] was an American heiress. [2] [3] [4]

She was a great-granddaughter of William Wallace Cargill, the founder of Cargill. [3] Her father was John H. MacMillan [5] She had two brothers John Hugh MacMillan and Whitney Duncan MacMillan.

She lived in Hamilton, Bermuda, and she was divorced. [4] In 2010, her estate was estimated to be worth approximately US$4.5 billion. [4] She died in The Bahamas in August 2009. [2]

Her only daughter, Gwendolyn Sontheim Meyer, is an equestrian. [2] [6]

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References

  1. "Marion Hamilton MacMillan". StarTribune. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Marion MacMillan Pictet".
  3. 1 2 Brian Solomon, The Secretive Cargill Billionaires And Their Family Tree, Forbes , 9/22/2011
  4. 1 2 3 "#176 Marion MacMillan Pictet - Forbes.com". www.forbes.com.
  5. Solomon, Brian. "The Secretive Cargill Billionaires And Their Family Tree".
  6. "Gwendolyn Sontheim Meyer".