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Herb Peyton
Herbert Hill "Herb" Peyton (born January 6, 1932) is an American entrepreneur and founder of Gate Petroleum in Jacksonville, Florida, which had sales of $1.44 billion in 2008.〔(America's Largest Private Companies, ''Forbes Magazine'', November 3, 2008. )〕 He is the father of John Peyton, current President of Gate and former Mayor of Jacksonville.
==Company origins==
Peyton bought his first gas station in 1960 and slowly expanded throughout the decade, diversifying when gas became scarce during the Arab Oil embargo of the early 1970s. Although he denies guilt, he pleaded "no contest" to charges of gasoline price-fixing in the 1970s, paying $90,000 in fines.〔
In 1997, he acknowledged owning 80 percent of Gate Petroleum, with the remaining 20 percent belonging to "the ''Brothers''"; long-term employees (men and women) who were instrumental in the company's growth,〔〔(Hoovers fact sheet on Gates Petroleum ), retrieved November 19, 2007.〕 which had 2006 revenues of over U.S. $1.28 billion.〔(#332 Gate Petroleum ), ''Forbes'' magazine list of 500 largest private companies, November 9, 2006.〕
In 2001, ''The Florida Times-Union'' reported that Peyton, "pushing 70, is a larger than life figure who competes in triathlons and does at least one six-mile run every week, as well as a one-mile swim far out beyond the surf line".〔Barker-Benfield, Simon: () "John Peyton finds his place, awaits keys to Gate empire", ''Florida Times-Union'', July 14, 2001.〕 He has five children from three marriages; the oldest, John Peyton, is currently President of Gate and previously served two terms as Mayor of Jacksonville from 2003 to 2011.〔 Herb Peyton attended the University of Florida, and was a member of the class of 1956.〔Finotti, John: () "Gate tycoon reveals self, business secrets", ''Florida Times-Union'', July 20, 1997.〕
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