Lonnie "Bo" Pilgrim

Lonnie "Bo" Pilgrim

Lonnie "Bo" Pilgrim is the founder, chairman, and principal owner of Pilgrim's Pride, the largest chicken producer in the United States. Pilgrim founded Pilgrim's Pride when he opened a feed store in 1946 in Pittsburg, Texas, with his older brother, Aubrey.

In 1989, when the Texas Senate had a debate on a bill to gut state workers' compensation laws, Pilgrim handed out $10,000 USD cheques on the Senate floor. Pilgrim was a supporter of the bill, and also overwhelmingly contributed to the gubernational and Presidential campaigns of George W. Bush.

In addition to his holdings in Pilgrim's Pride, he is also principal shareholder of NETEX Bancorporation, a bank holding company which operates [http://www.pilgrimbank.com Pilgrim Bank] , a bank with branches in Pittsburg and nearby Mount Pleasant.


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