What is Leon Gorman?
'''Leon A. Gorman''' (December 20, 1934 &ndash; September 3, 2015) was an [[Americans|American]] businessman and philanthropist. He was the President (1967&ndash;2001) and Chairman (2001&ndash;2013) of the bard for the clothing company [[L.L.Bean]]. He had a reported net worth of $860 million, and, until his death, was the richest person in [[Maine]]. He was born in [[Nashua, New Hampshire|Nashua]], [[New Hampshire]]. Gorman died from [[cancer]] on September 3, 2015 in [[Yarmouth, Maine]], aged 80.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-leon-gorman-20150903-story.html|title=Leon Gorman dies at 80; founder's grandson turned L.L. Bean into national retailer|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=September 3, 2015|access-date=September 4, 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gorman, Leon}} [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:American philanthropists]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Maine]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Maine]] [[Category:Businesspeople from New Hampshire]] [[Category:People from Nashua, New Hampshire]] {{US-bio-stub}}