Bill Tudor
{{Short description|American businessman (1921–1986)}}
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{{Infobox person
|name = Bill Tudor
|birth_name = William S. Tudor
|birth_date = {{birth date|1921|9|17}}
|birth_place = McDowell County, North Carolina, U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|1986|1|5|1921|9|17}}
|death_place = Elkview, West Virginia, U.S.
|resting_place = Elk Hills Memorial Park
Big Chimney, West Virginia, U.S.
|spouse = Erma Mae
|children = 7
|occupation = Businessman
}}
William S. Tudor (September 17, 1921 – January 5, 1986) was an American businessman who founded the food chain Tudor's Biscuit World in Charleston, West Virginia, in 1980.
Personal life
William S. Tudor was born on September 17, 1921,{{citation needed |date=November 2024}} in McDowell County, North Carolina,{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-william-s-tudor-9-jan/158408330/ |title=William S. Tudor |date=1986-01-09 |newspaper=Greensboro News & Record |page=C4 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2024-11-04}}{{Open access}} to Mary Banks Tudor (born 1893) and Joseph Henry Tudor (born 1891) in 1921. His brother's name is Josiah (born 1919).{{citation needed |date=November 2024}}
Career
Tudor worked at several fast food businesses in North Carolina. He bought a Country Kitchen in Greensboro. He worked at a gas stop in Bolt, West Virginia, until 1944. He then worked at a diner in Charleston, West Virginia, until 1977.{{citation needed |date=November 2024}} In 1961, he moved to Greensboro and worked for Andrew Jergens Company. He then worked at Pizzaville on Battleground Avenue. He then worked at Arby's. At Pizzaville and Arby's, he made biscuits.
In 1979, he and his wife bought a building for {{USD|63000}}. A year later they turned it into a restaurant. In November 1980, they named the restaurant Tudor's Biscuit World.{{citation needed |date=November 2024}} Tudor moved to West Virginia and opened several Tudor's Biscuit World restaurants in four states. By March 1985, he owned or was a partner in seven of his Biscuit World restaurants and had franchised 12 more. In that year, he had expanded the business to Virginia and his son Lewis was joining the business.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-biscuit-restaurant-to/158408796/ |title=Biscuit Restaurant to Open Downtown |date=1985-03-11 |newspaper=The Roanoke Times |page=4 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2024-11-04}}{{Open access}}
Personal life
Tudor married Erma Mae.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-tudor-william-s-7-j/158409512/ |title=Tudor, William S. |date=1986-01-07 |newspaper=The Roanoke Times |page=14 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2024-11-04}}{{Open access}} They had two sons and one daughter, John, Louis and Tona. He lived in Greensboro for a time.
Tudor died on January 5, 1986, at his home on Reunion Road in Elkview, West Virginia. He was buried in Elk Hills Memorial Park in Big Chimney.
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Category:Businesspeople from Charleston, West Virginia
Category:People from Clendenin, West Virginia
Category:People from Greensboro, North Carolina
Category:People from Kanawha County, West Virginia