The company was founded in 1911 by their grandfather, Frank Mars, in Tacoma, Washington. All three of the Mars siblings, Jacqueline, John Franklyn and Forrest Edward Mars, sit on the board and each are reputed to be worth $11 billion each. The rest of their wealth is spread throughout the familyДЈ: The Mars family gets its wealth from Mars, the largest candy company in the world. Charles is worth $34 billion and David is worth the same. Charles and David each own 42 percent of the conglomerate. Koch joined the company in 1970 and became president in 1978. After his death in 1967, Charles took over what was then called the Wood River Oil and Refining Company and renamed the firm. The company was founded in 1927 when their father developed a way to convert heavy oil in gasoline. The largest privately owned energy company in the US and the nation's second largest private company with $115 billion in sales. The Walton siblings from left, Alice Walton, Jim Walton and Wal-Mart Chairman Rob WaltonДў: Koch Brothers: Charles and David Koch own Koch Industries Inc. The Waltons are almost as rich as New York State combined, which is not surprising considering Wal-Mart Stores employs two million people and is worth $245 billion.Д¬oming in third for the combined wealth of families is Texas with $105 billion which is drawn from 20 oil and gas tycoons and their relatives. The state with the second highest total wealth is Arkansas with $158 billion, but that comes from only three families, the Waltons, with $152 billion, the Stephens with $3 billion and the Tysons with $2.8 billion. Of course the iconic Rockefellers feature as part of New York with a fortune of $10 billion. The Hearst publishing family is New York's richest with a combined $35 million held by the 64 surviving members.ДЄlso living within the Empire State are members of the Newhouse media family who boast wealth of $17 billion and members of the cosmetic giant Lauder family who are worth $15 billion. Duncan family $25.4 billion вЂ“ energy, RepublicanД«reaking down the list to count up the states that boast the richest families it was found that New York unsurprisingly leads the list with 26 families with a total wealth of $159 billion. Johnson family $25.5 billion вЂ“ cleaning products manufacturer, RepublicanДЎ0. Pritzker family $29 billion вЂ“ hotels and investments, BothД©.S.C. Cox family $32 billion - media, DemocratДЁ. Hearst family $35 billion вЂ“ Hearst Corporation media, RepublicanД§. Edward Johnson family (Fidelity) $39 billion вЂ“ money management, RepublicanД¦. Cargill-MacMillan family $43 billion вЂ“ money management. Mars family $60 billion вЂ“ candy, RepublicanД¤. Koch family $89 billion - diversified, RepublicanДЈ. Walton family $152 billion вЂ“ Wal-Mart retail, RepublicanДў.

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