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'''Orrin H. Ingram II''' (born 1960) is an American businessman, heir and polo player. He serves as the Chief Executive Officer of [[Ingram Industries]] and the Chairman of [[Ingram Barge Company]].<ref name="forbes">[http://people.forbes.com/profile/orrin-h-ingram/20819 Forbes profile]</ref><ref name="vanderbilt">[http://www.vanderbilt.edu/boardoftrust/cmembers/ingramo.html Vanderbilt Board of Trust biography]</ref><ref name="coca">[http://ir.cokecce.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=117435&p=irol-govBio&ID=190930 Coca Cola Enterprises Corporate Governance]</ref><ref name="micro">[http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=98566&p=irol-govBio&ID=123314 Ingram Micro Board of Directors]</ref><ref name="business">[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=718266&ticker=IM:US&previousCapId=98977518&previousTitle=Alignment%20Nashville%2C%20Inc. BusinessWeek profile]</ref><ref name="eskye">[http://www.eskye.com/company/directors.asp eSkye Solutions Board of Directors]</ref><ref name="marine">[https://www.ingrambarge.com/default.aspx?v=barge/contact/smprofile&id=ingramo Ingram Marine Group biography]</ref>
'''Orrin H. Ingram II''' (born July 5, 1960) is an American heir, businessman, philanthropist and polo player. He is the chief executive officer (CEO) of [[Ingram Industries]] and the chairman of [[Ingram Barge Company]].<ref name="forbes">{{Cite web |url=https://people.forbes.com/profile/orrin-h-ingram/20819 |title=Forbes profile |access-date=2017-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110127233249/http://people.forbes.com/profile/orrin-h-ingram/20819 |archive-date=2011-01-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="vanderbilt">[http://www.vanderbilt.edu/boardoftrust/cmembers/ingramo.html Vanderbilt Board of Trust biography]</ref><ref name="coca">[https://archive.today/20130119122557/http://ir.cokecce.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=117435&p=irol-govBio&ID=190930 Coca Cola Enterprises Corporate Governance]</ref><ref name="micro">[http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=98566&p=irol-govBio&ID=123314 Ingram Micro Board of Directors]</ref><ref name="business">[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=718266&ticker=IM:US&previousCapId=98977518&previousTitle=Alignment%20Nashville%2C%20Inc. BusinessWeek profile]{{dead link|date=April 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name="eskye">[http://www.eskye.com/company/directors.asp eSkye Solutions Board of Directors]</ref><ref name="marine">[https://www.ingrambarge.com/default.aspx?v=barge/contact/smprofile&id=ingramo Ingram Marine Group biography]</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Orrin H. Ingram II was born on July 5, 1960.<ref name="nndb">[http://www.nndb.com/people/346/000164851/ NNDB]</ref> His late father was [[E. Bronson Ingram II]] and his mother is [[Martha R. Ingram]].<ref name="nndb"/> His brothers are [[David B. Ingram]], CEO of [[Ingram Entertainment]], and [[John R. Ingram (businessman)|John R. Ingram]], CEO of [[Ingram Book Group]].<ref name="nndb"/> His sister is Robin Ingram Patton.<ref name="nndb"/> His paternal grandfather five times removed, David Ingram, was an immigrant from [[Leeds]], England.<ref name="forbeschronicles">[http://www.forbes.com/forbes/1999/0906/6405194s2.html Ingram Chronicles], ''Forbes'', 9/06/1999</ref> His paternal great-great-grandfather, [[Orrin Henry Ingram]], was a lumber baron in [[Eau Claire, Wisconsin]] and early invested in [[Friedrich Weyerhäuser]]'s timber investments, later known as the Weyerhaeuser corporation.<ref name="forbeschronicles"/>
Orrin H. Ingram II was born on July 5, 1960.<ref name="nndb">[http://www.nndb.com/people/346/000164851/ NNDB]</ref> His late father was [[E. Bronson Ingram II]] and his mother is [[Martha R. Ingram]].<ref name="nndb"/> His brothers are [[David Bronson Ingram]], CEO of [[Ingram Entertainment]], and [[John R. Ingram (businessman)|John R. Ingram]], CEO of [[Ingram Book Group]].<ref name="nndb"/> His sister is Robin Ingram Patton.<ref name="nndb"/> His paternal grandfather five times removed, David Ingram, was an immigrant from [[Leeds]], England.<ref name="forbeschronicles">[https://www.forbes.com/forbes/1999/0906/6405194s2.html Ingram Chronicles], ''Forbes'', 9/06/1999</ref> His paternal great-great-grandfather, also [[Orrin Henry Ingram]], was a lumber baron in [[Eau Claire, Wisconsin]] and early invested in [[Friedrich Weyerhäuser]]'s timber investments, later known as the [[Weyerhaeuser Company|Weyerhaeuser Corporation]].<ref name="forbeschronicles"/>


Ingram received a B.A. from [[Vanderbilt University]] in 1982.<ref name="nndb"/><ref name="vanderbilt"/><ref name="marine"/>
Ingram received a B.A. from [[Vanderbilt University]] in 1982.<ref name="vanderbilt"/><ref name="marine"/><ref name="nndb"/>


==Career==
==Business career==
Ingram started his career at Ingram Materials Company and [[Ingram Barge Company]].<ref name="forbes"/><ref name="coca"/><ref name="micro"/><ref name="business"/> He has been the President of Ingram Industries since 1996, and its CEO since 1999.<ref name="nndb"/><ref name="forbes"/><ref name="vanderbilt"/><ref name="micro"/><ref name="marine"/> He sits on the Boards of eSkye Solutions, [[Ingram Micro]], [[Ingram Barge Company]], [[SunTrust Banks]], [[Coca-Cola Enterprises]], [[Krystal (restaurant)|The Krystal Company]], [[FirstBank]]{{disambiguation needed|date=January 2012}}, and the [[United States Chamber of Commerce]].<ref name="nndb"/><ref name="forbes"/><ref name="coca"/><ref name="micro"/><ref name="business"/><ref name="eskye"/><ref name="marine"/> He has served on the Strategic Advisory Boards of [[SunCom]] and [[Tennessee Valley Ventures]].<ref name="business"/> In July 2011, he sold Ingram Materials Company to [[Pine Bluff Sand]].<ref>Walter Duncun, 'Ingram sells business unit to Pine Bluff', in ''[[Nashville Post]]'', July 12, 2011 [http://nashvillepost.com/news/2011/7/12/ingram_sells_business_unit_to_pine_bluff]</ref> He has sat on the Boards of the [[United States Chamber of Commerce]] and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce.<ref name="vanderbilt"/><ref name="business"/><ref>[http://www.nashvillechamber.com/Homepage/AboutUs/Board.aspx Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors]</ref>
Ingram started his career at Ingram Materials Company and [[Ingram Barge Company]].<ref name="forbes"/><ref name="coca"/><ref name="micro"/><ref name="business"/> He has been the President of Ingram Industries since 1996, and its CEO since 1999.<ref name="forbes"/><ref name="vanderbilt"/><ref name="micro"/><ref name="marine"/><ref name="nndb"/> He has served on the boards of eSkye Solutions, [[Ingram Micro]], [[Ingram Barge Company]], [[SunTrust Banks]], [[Coca-Cola Enterprises]], [[Krystal (restaurant)|The Krystal Company]], FirstBank, and the [[United States Chamber of Commerce]].<ref name="forbes"/><ref name="coca"/><ref name="micro"/><ref name="business"/><ref name="eskye"/><ref name="marine"/><ref name="nndb"/> He has served on the Strategic Advisory Boards of [[SunCom]] and [[Tennessee Valley Ventures]].<ref name="business"/> In July 2011, he sold Ingram Materials Company to [[Pine Bluff Sand]].<ref>Walter Duncun, 'Ingram sells business unit to Pine Bluff', in ''[[Nashville Post]]'', July 12, 2011 [http://nashvillepost.com/news/2011/7/12/ingram_sells_business_unit_to_pine_bluff]</ref> He has sat on the Boards of the [[United States Chamber of Commerce]] and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce.<ref name="vanderbilt"/><ref name="business"/><ref>[http://www.nashvillechamber.com/Homepage/AboutUs/Board.aspx Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722152251/http://www.nashvillechamber.com/homepage/aboutus/Board.aspx |date=2015-07-22 }}</ref>


==Polo and hunting==
==Polo and hunting==
Ingram is a former Chairman of the [[United States Polo Association]] and the [[Polo Training Foundation]], where he still serves as an Honorary Director.<ref name="vanderbilt"/><ref name="business"/><ref name="marine"/><ref>[http://www.polotraining.org/about/board.html Polo Training Foundation Board of Directors]</ref> He is a member of the Nashville Polo Club.<ref>[http://www.fortunecity.com/olympia/wagner/49/id20.htm Nashville Polo Club memberlist]</ref> In 1996, he played on the American team in [[South Africa]] with James Armstrong, [[Adolfo Cambiaso]] and Tod Rackley.<ref>[http://www.chukkersforcharity.net/teams Charity page]</ref><ref>Horace A. Laffaye, ''Polo in the United States: A History'', Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2011, p. 263</ref> He has organized charity polo games at his RiverView Farm in [[Franklin, Tennessee]].<ref>[http://nfocusmagazine.com/story/havana-heat Gloria Houghland, 'Havana Heat', in ''NFocus'', July 05, 2011]</ref> He is the patron of the Riverview Polo Team.<ref name="poloencyclopedia">Horace A. Laffaye, ''The Polo Encyclopedia'', Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2004, p. 187</ref> He has won the USPA Bronze Trophy, the Eastern Challenge, the International Cup and the Continental Cup.<ref name="poloencyclopedia"/>
Ingram is a former Chairman of the [[United States Polo Association]] and the [[Polo Training Foundation]], where he still serves as an Honorary Director.<ref name="vanderbilt"/><ref name="business"/><ref name="marine"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.polotraining.org/about/board.html |title=Polo Training Foundation Board of Directors |access-date=2012-01-17 |archive-date=2015-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128115812/http://www.polotraining.org/about/board.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> He is a member of the Nashville Polo Club.<ref>[http://www.fortunecity.com/olympia/wagner/49/id20.htm Nashville Polo Club memberlist]</ref> In 1996, he played on the American team in [[South Africa]] with James Armstrong, [[Adolfo Cambiaso]] and Tod Rackley.<ref>[http://www.chukkersforcharity.net/teams Charity page]</ref><ref>Horace A. Laffaye, ''Polo in the United States: A History'', Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2011, p. 263</ref> He has organized charity polo games at his RiverView Farm in [[Franklin, Tennessee]].<ref>[http://nfocusmagazine.com/story/havana-heat Gloria Houghland, 'Havana Heat', in ''NFocus'', July 05, 2011]</ref> He is the patron of the Riverview Polo Team.<ref name="poloencyclopedia">Horace A. Laffaye, ''The Polo Encyclopedia'', Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2004, p. 187</ref> He has won the USPA Bronze Trophy, the Eastern Challenge, the International Cup and the Continental Cup.<ref name="poloencyclopedia"/>


Ingram is a "[[Waterfowl hunting|waterfowler]], turkey, and [[Big-game hunting|big game hunter]]."<ref name="ussportsmen">[http://www.ussportsmen.org/about-ussa/board-directors/ U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance: Board of Directors]</ref> He also practices [[fox hunting]].<ref>[http://sidelinesnews.com/weekly-featured/blythe-marano-%E2%80%93-apples-don%E2%80%99t-fall-far-from-the-tree.html Blythe Marano – Apples Don’t Fall Far From the Tree], ''Sidelines'', June 24, 2011</ref> He is the Masters of the Hillsboro Hounds.<ref>[http://www.hillsborohounds.com/history.html Hillsboro Hounds History]</ref><ref name="chronicle2011">Molly Sorge, [http://www.chronofhorse.com/article/how-scare-olympic-show-jumper How To Scare An Olympic Show Jumper], ''[[The Chronicle of the Horse]]'', September 13, 2011</ref> In 2010, he went fox-hunting with Olympic show-jumper [[Markus Fuchs (equestrian)|Markus Fuchs]].<ref name="chronicle2011"/>
Ingram is a "[[Waterfowl hunting|waterfowler]], [[turkey hunting|turkey]], and [[Big-game hunting|big game hunter]]."<ref name="ussportsmen">[http://www.ussportsmen.org/about-ussa/board-directors/ U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance: Board of Directors]</ref> He also practices [[fox hunting]].<ref>[http://sidelinesnews.com/weekly-featured/blythe-marano-%E2%80%93-apples-don%E2%80%99t-fall-far-from-the-tree.html Blythe Marano – Apples Don't Fall Far From the Tree], ''Sidelines'', June 24, 2011</ref> He is the Masters of the Hillsboro Hounds.<ref>[http://www.hillsborohounds.com/history.html Hillsboro Hounds History]</ref><ref name="chronicle2011">Molly Sorge, [http://www.chronofhorse.com/article/how-scare-olympic-show-jumper How To Scare An Olympic Show Jumper], ''[[The Chronicle of the Horse]]'', September 13, 2011</ref> In 2010, he went fox-hunting with Olympic show-jumper [[Markus Fuchs (equestrian)|Markus Fuchs]].<ref name="chronicle2011"/>


==Philanthropy==
==Philanthropy==
Ingram serves on the Board of Directors of [[Boys & Girls Clubs of America]] for [[Middle Tennessee]], [http://www.nashvillepef.org Nashville Public Education Foundation], the executive committee of the [[United Way of America|United Way]] for Metropolitan Nashville, the Wetlands America Trust Board for [[Ducks Unlimited]].<ref name="vanderbilt"/><ref name="business"/><ref name="marine"/> He is the 2005 recipient of the ''Dr. [[Thomas F. Frist, Jr.]] Excellence in Volunteer Leadership Award'' of the United Way.<ref name="united">[http://www.unitedwaynashville.org/volunteer/frist-award/ United Way of America]</ref> He is a member of the Vanderbilt Board of Trust, and the [[U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance]].<ref name="ussportsmen"/>
Ingram serves on the Board of Directors of [[Boys & Girls Clubs of America]] for [[Middle Tennessee]], [http://www.nashvillepef.org Nashville Public Education Foundation], the executive committee of the [[United Way of America|United Way]] for Metropolitan Nashville, the Wetlands America Trust Board for [[Ducks Unlimited]].<ref name="vanderbilt"/><ref name="business"/><ref name="marine"/> He is the 2005 recipient of the ''Dr. [[Thomas F. Frist, Jr.]] Excellence in Volunteer Leadership Award'' of the United Way.<ref name="united">[http://www.unitedwaynashville.org/volunteer/frist-award/ United Way of America] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130416061624/http://www.unitedwaynashville.org/volunteer/frist-award/ |date=2013-04-16 }}</ref> He is a member of the Vanderbilt Board of Trust, and the [[U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance]].<ref name="ussportsmen"/>


==Political activity==
A [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], he supported [[George W. Bush]] in [[George W. Bush presidential campaign, 2000|2000]] and [[George W. Bush presidential campaign, 2004|2004]], [[John McCain]] in 2000 and [[John McCain presidential campaign, 2008|2008]].<ref name="nndb"/> He has also supported [[Fred Thompson]], [[Lindsey Graham]], [[Tom DeLay]], [[Rick Santorum]], [[Mitt Romney]], and the [[National Republican Senatorial Committee]].<ref name="nndb"/>
A [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], Ingram supported [[George W. Bush]] in [[George W. Bush presidential campaign, 2000|2000]] and [[George W. Bush presidential campaign, 2004|2004]], [[John McCain]] in 2000 and [[John McCain 2008 presidential campaign|2008]].<ref name="nndb"/> He has also supported [[Fred Thompson]], [[Lindsey Graham]], [[Tom DeLay]], [[Rick Santorum]], [[Mitt Romney]], and the [[National Republican Senatorial Committee]].<ref name="nndb"/>

In 2015, Ingram donated [[United States dollar|$]]1,500 to David Fox's failed campaign to become the new Mayor of Nashville.<ref name="businessnewsdonors">{{cite news |last=Harrison |first=Scott |date=September 8, 2015 |title=Barry vs. Fox: Who the biggest business names have their money behind for mayor |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/blog/2015/09/barry-vs-fox-biggest-business-donors.html?ana=fbk |newspaper=Nashville Business Journal |location=Nashville, Tennessee |access-date=September 13, 2015 }}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Ingram is married to Lee Ann Ingram, and has two sons, Orrin H. ''Hank'' Ingram III and Aaron Forest Barrett, and one daughter, Virginia Ingram.<ref name="nndb"/>
Ingram is divorced, and has two sons, Orrin H. "Hank" Ingram III and Aaron Forest Barrett, and one daughter, Virginia Ingram.<ref name="nndb"/> Son Orrin was born to his first wife, [[Elbert Allen Drummond|Terri Drummond Lyon]].


==References==
==References==
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Orrin H. Ingram II
Born (1960-07-05) July 5, 1960 (age 64)
NationalityAmerican
EducationVanderbilt University
Occupation(s)Businessman, philanthropist
ChildrenOrrin H. Hank Ingram III
Aaron Forest Barrett
Virginia Ingram
Parent(s)E. Bronson Ingram II
Martha R. Ingram
RelativesOrrin Henry Ingram (great-great-grandfather)
Julius Ingram (great-great-great-uncle)
Erskine B. Ingram (great-grandfather)
Frederic B. Ingram (uncle)
Ingrid Goude (aunt by marriage)
David Bronson Ingram (brother)
John R. Ingram (brother)
Sarah LeBrun Ingram (sister-in-law)
Orrin Henry Ingram Sr.

Orrin H. Ingram II (born July 5, 1960) is an American heir, businessman, philanthropist and polo player. He is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Ingram Industries and the chairman of Ingram Barge Company.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Early life

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Orrin H. Ingram II was born on July 5, 1960.[8] His late father was E. Bronson Ingram II and his mother is Martha R. Ingram.[8] His brothers are David Bronson Ingram, CEO of Ingram Entertainment, and John R. Ingram, CEO of Ingram Book Group.[8] His sister is Robin Ingram Patton.[8] His paternal grandfather five times removed, David Ingram, was an immigrant from Leeds, England.[9] His paternal great-great-grandfather, also Orrin Henry Ingram, was a lumber baron in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and early invested in Friedrich Weyerhäuser's timber investments, later known as the Weyerhaeuser Corporation.[9]

Ingram received a B.A. from Vanderbilt University in 1982.[2][7][8]

Business career

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Ingram started his career at Ingram Materials Company and Ingram Barge Company.[1][3][4][5] He has been the President of Ingram Industries since 1996, and its CEO since 1999.[1][2][4][7][8] He has served on the boards of eSkye Solutions, Ingram Micro, Ingram Barge Company, SunTrust Banks, Coca-Cola Enterprises, The Krystal Company, FirstBank, and the United States Chamber of Commerce.[1][3][4][5][6][7][8] He has served on the Strategic Advisory Boards of SunCom and Tennessee Valley Ventures.[5] In July 2011, he sold Ingram Materials Company to Pine Bluff Sand.[10] He has sat on the Boards of the United States Chamber of Commerce and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce.[2][5][11]

Polo and hunting

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Ingram is a former Chairman of the United States Polo Association and the Polo Training Foundation, where he still serves as an Honorary Director.[2][5][7][12] He is a member of the Nashville Polo Club.[13] In 1996, he played on the American team in South Africa with James Armstrong, Adolfo Cambiaso and Tod Rackley.[14][15] He has organized charity polo games at his RiverView Farm in Franklin, Tennessee.[16] He is the patron of the Riverview Polo Team.[17] He has won the USPA Bronze Trophy, the Eastern Challenge, the International Cup and the Continental Cup.[17]

Ingram is a "waterfowler, turkey, and big game hunter."[18] He also practices fox hunting.[19] He is the Masters of the Hillsboro Hounds.[20][21] In 2010, he went fox-hunting with Olympic show-jumper Markus Fuchs.[21]

Philanthropy

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Ingram serves on the Board of Directors of Boys & Girls Clubs of America for Middle Tennessee, Nashville Public Education Foundation, the executive committee of the United Way for Metropolitan Nashville, the Wetlands America Trust Board for Ducks Unlimited.[2][5][7] He is the 2005 recipient of the Dr. Thomas F. Frist, Jr. Excellence in Volunteer Leadership Award of the United Way.[22] He is a member of the Vanderbilt Board of Trust, and the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance.[18]

Political activity

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A Republican, Ingram supported George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004, John McCain in 2000 and 2008.[8] He has also supported Fred Thompson, Lindsey Graham, Tom DeLay, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, and the National Republican Senatorial Committee.[8]

In 2015, Ingram donated $1,500 to David Fox's failed campaign to become the new Mayor of Nashville.[23]

Personal life

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Ingram is divorced, and has two sons, Orrin H. "Hank" Ingram III and Aaron Forest Barrett, and one daughter, Virginia Ingram.[8] Son Orrin was born to his first wife, Terri Drummond Lyon.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Forbes profile". Archived from the original on 2011-01-27. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Vanderbilt Board of Trust biography
  3. ^ a b c Coca Cola Enterprises Corporate Governance
  4. ^ a b c d Ingram Micro Board of Directors
  5. ^ a b c d e f g BusinessWeek profile[dead link‍]
  6. ^ a b eSkye Solutions Board of Directors
  7. ^ a b c d e f Ingram Marine Group biography
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j NNDB
  9. ^ a b Ingram Chronicles, Forbes, 9/06/1999
  10. ^ Walter Duncun, 'Ingram sells business unit to Pine Bluff', in Nashville Post, July 12, 2011 [1]
  11. ^ Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Archived 2015-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ "Polo Training Foundation Board of Directors". Archived from the original on 2015-01-28. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
  13. ^ Nashville Polo Club memberlist
  14. ^ Charity page
  15. ^ Horace A. Laffaye, Polo in the United States: A History, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2011, p. 263
  16. ^ Gloria Houghland, 'Havana Heat', in NFocus, July 05, 2011
  17. ^ a b Horace A. Laffaye, The Polo Encyclopedia, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2004, p. 187
  18. ^ a b U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance: Board of Directors
  19. ^ Blythe Marano – Apples Don't Fall Far From the Tree, Sidelines, June 24, 2011
  20. ^ Hillsboro Hounds History
  21. ^ a b Molly Sorge, How To Scare An Olympic Show Jumper, The Chronicle of the Horse, September 13, 2011
  22. ^ United Way of America Archived 2013-04-16 at archive.today
  23. ^ Harrison, Scott (September 8, 2015). "Barry vs. Fox: Who the biggest business names have their money behind for mayor". Nashville Business Journal. Nashville, Tennessee. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
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