caption death_date birth_place networth image_size relatives birth_date article_title name occupation
marjorie meriweather post in 1929 2009 april 8 12 september 1973 springfield , illinois usd 200 px dina merrill -lrb- daughter -rrb- 15 march 1887 marjorie merriweather post
 marjorie merriweather post postum philanthropist , socialite cereal company owner , general foods founder ;
marjorie merriweather post

marjorie merriweather post -lrb- march 15 , 1887 -- september 12 , 1973 in springfield , illinois -rrb- was a leading american socialite and the founder of general foods , inc. .
she was the daughter of c. w. post and ella letitia merriweather .
at age 27 , when her father died , she became the owner of the rapidly growing postum cereal company , founded in 1895 .
she was subsequently the wealthiest woman in the united states , with a fortune worth about usd $ 250 million .
