Editing Sam Zemurray (section)

{{short description|American businessman}}
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{{Infobox person
| image              = Sam Zemurray, 1934.jpg
| caption            = Zemurray in 1934
| birth_name         = Schmuel Zmurri
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1877|1|18|mf=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Kishinev]], [[Bessarabia Governorate]], [[Russian Empire]]<br>(present-day [[Chișinău]], [[Moldova]])
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|1961|11|30|1877|1|18}}
| death_place        = [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], U.S.
| burial_place       = [[Metairie Cemetery]]
| occupation         = [[Produce]] magnate
| known_for          = Leading the [[United Fruit Company]]
| party              = 
| spouse             = {{marriage|Sarah Weinberger|1908}}
| children           = {{flatlist|
* [[Doris Zemurray Stone|Doris]]
* Samuel, Jr.
}}
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| net worth          = 
| relations          = 
}}
'''Samuel Zemurray''' (born '''Schmuel Zmurri'''; January 18, 1877 – November 30, 1961), nicknamed "'''Sam the Banana Man'''", was an American businessman who made his fortune in the [[banana]] trade. He founded the [[Cuyamel Fruit Company]] and later became [[President (corporate title)|president]] of the [[United Fruit Company]], the world's most influential fruit company at the time. Both companies were powerful and had influential roles in the politics of Central American countries.