Archie Aldis Emmerson & family
$6B
as of 10/04/24
About Archie Aldis Emmerson & family
The country's third largest landowner, Archie Aldis "Red" Emmerson and his family own some 2.5 million acres across the nation.
His Sierra Pacific Industries is the largest private lumber production firm in the nation, with 14 sawmills across California, Oregon and Washington.
Emmerson and his father Curly started SPI in 1949. It went public in 1969 but four years later they bought out their partner and took it private.
Today, Red's sons George and Mark run the firm as president and chairman, respectively, though Red is still at the office nearly every day.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
Timberland, lumber millsResidence
Redding, CaliforniaMarital status
MarriedBirth date
04/10/29 (age 95)Number of children
3Education
Diploma, High SchoolSelf-made
self-madeArchie Aldis Emmerson & family’s fortune is worth
100K
troy ounces of gold
92K
median U.S. household
60K
median U.S. income
0.12%
U.S. credit card volume
0.024%
GDP of the United States
0.018%
United States debt
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Did you know?
SPI has given scholarships to the children of its employees for nearly four decades.
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