Samuel Zemurray (born Schmuel Zmurri; January 18, 1877 – November 30, 1961), nicknamed "Sam the Banana Man", was an American businessman who made his fortune in the banana trade. He founded the Cuyamel Fruit Company and later became president of the United Fruit Company, the world's most influential fruit company at the time. Both companies played highly controversial roles in the history of several Latin American countries and had a significant influence on their economic and political development.
Samuel Zemurray (born Schmuel Zmurri; January 18, 1877 – November 30, 1961), nicknamed "Sam the Banana Man", was an American businessman who made his fortune...
Zemurray is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Doris Zemurray Stone (1909–1994), American archaeologist and ethnographer Sam Zemurray...
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and becoming the largest employer in Central America. In 1930, SamZemurray (nicknamed "Sam the Banana Man") sold his Cuyamel Fruit Company to United Fruit...
phrase "banana republic". In the early 20th century, American businessman SamZemurray (founder of the Cuyamel Fruit Company) was instrumental in establishing...
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The land where Lincoln Beach was located was deeded to the city by SamZemurray in 1938 and purchased within a year by the Orleans Levee Board. The Levee...
universities. Born 1909 in New Orleans, Louisiana, Doris Zemurray was the daughter of Samuel Zemurray, aka Sam the Banana man, a Jewish immigrant who founded the...
Weiner (born 1970), founder of Rockstar, Inc. (Rockstar energy drink) SamZemurray (1877–1961), Russian-born founder of the Cuyamel Fruit Company (an ancestor...
partition in committee on 25 November. There is also some evidence that SamZemurray put pressure on several "banana republics" to change their votes. According...
side. The President's residence is the former home of "banana king" SamZemurray, who donated it in his will. The centerpiece of the Gibson Quad is the...
traditions than those of Honduras. After United Fruit bought out Cuyamel, SamZemurray, a strong supporter of the Liberal Party, left the country and the Liberals...
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admiral and politician, 42nd Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1948) 1877 – SamZemurray, Russian-American businessman, founded the Cuyamel Fruit Company (d....
bestseller. Cohen's story of United Fruit president and banana king SamZemurray, The Fish That Ate the Whale, was published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux...
marks the boundary between Honduras and Guatemala. American businessman SamZemurray purchased his first banana plantation along this river and named his...
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about 100 mercenaries in New Orleans, including famed Jewish soldier Sam Dreben. Zemurray supplied the weapons and transportation. Their first attempt at revolution...
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close relationship with US-based shipper and railroad entrepreneur Samuel Zemurray's Cuyamel Fruit Company, and the construction of the Interoceanic Railroad...
company upset Samuel Zemurray, owner of the Cuyamel Fruit Company who were also operating in Honduras. As a result, in 1911, Zemurray ordered mercenaries...
(1783–1843), businessman Philip P. Werlein, music publisher and retailer Samuel Zemurray, businessman and philanthropist Edward Baquet, restaurateur and civil rights...
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