Robert A. James (1909–1983) was an American businessman, the founder of Raymond James Financial, an S&P 500-listed financial services company.
James founded Raymond James Financial in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1962, as Robert A. James Investments.
[1][2][3] In 1964, Raymond and Associates merged into Robert A. James Investments to form Raymond James & Associates.
[2] In 1970, he stepped down as CEO, and his son, Thomas James took over.
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