James Duff
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
United States
tires, diversified
$1,400,000,000
1818
The Richest Person In Every State 2019
#1818 Billionaires 2019
Brothers James and Thomas Duff founded and co-own Duff Capital Investors, a holding company with total revenue of more than $2.6 billion. They inherited commercial tire dealer Southern Tire Mart, Duff Capital's largest investment, from their father, Ernest Duff, who founded it in 1973. In 2007, the Duffs started Duff Capital, through which they have made multiple acquisitions. Over the years, Duff Capital has acquired trucking company KLLM, construction firm T.L. Wallace Construction and energy firm DeepWell Energy Services.James and his wife Sherry have two daughters; they are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Three men were arrested in November 2016 as part of what the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation described as a murder plot to kill James' brother, Tom Duff.Since 2013, the Duffs have provided a semi-truck and drivers, courtesy of KLLM, to transport Southern Miss' Golden Eagles football equipment to all road games.
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