S. Robson Walton

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{{Infobox_Celebrity | name = Samuel Robson Walton | image = RobsonWalton.jpg | birth_date = 1945 | birth_place = Tulsa, Oklahoma | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Chairman, Wal-Mart | salary = | networth = Template:Loss $15.8 billion USD | website = }} Samuel Robson (Rob) Walton (born 1945, in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is the eldest son of Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer. According to Forbes, his net worth is $15.8 billion as of 2006.

Walton graduated from Columbia Law School in 1969 and became a member of the law firm that represented Wal Mart until his father's death. Rob Walton was named chairman of the Board of Directors of Wal-Mart on April 7, 1992, two days after his father's death, and still maintains that title. The name Robson comes from his mother's side of the family, the Robsons.

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