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Tom Monaghan
Tom Monaghan (born March 25, 1937 in Ann Arbor, Michigan), formally Thomas S. Monaghan, is a Michigan entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded Domino's Pizza in 1960.
In 1983, Monaghan bought the Detroit Tigers, who won the World Series a year later. Monaghan ultimately sold the Tigers his competitor Mike Ilitch of Little Caesar's Pizza parlors in 1992.
Monaghan is a conservative Republican Catholic with a particular interest in supporting efforts to ban abortion. This reputation backfired on his company, Domino's Pizza, and in 1998 Monaghan sold all but 27 percent of his interest in the company to a private investment group.
Monaghan is a fan of Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture, and the Domino's headquarters in Ann Arbor, Michigan strongly resembles Wright's Prairie School architecture adapted to a larger scale.
Monaghan has used his fortune to found a law school that will have a conservative focus.
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