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Templeton married Judith Folk in 1937 and the couple had three children: John Jr, Anne and Christopher. Judith died in February 1951. He then married Irene Reynolds Butler in 1958; she died in 1993.

Templeton married Judith Folk in 1937 and the couple had three children: John Jr, Anne and Christopher. Judith died in February 1951. He then married Irene Reynolds Butler in 1958; she died in 1993.

He was a lifelong member of the Presbyterian Church. He was a trustee on the board of [[Princeton Theological Seminary]], the largest Presbyterian seminary, for 42 years and served as its chair for 12 years.

He was a lifelong member of the Presbyterian Church. He was a trustee on the board of [http://www.ptsem.edu/ Princeton Theological Seminary], the largest Presbyterian seminary, for 42 years and served as its chair for 12 years.

Templeton became a billionaire by pioneering the use of globally diversified mutual funds. His Templeton Growth, Ltd., established in 1954, was among the first who invested in Japan in the middle of the 1960s. [http://alternativestocklibrary.com/library/?article=164]. He is noted for buying 100 shares of each company trading for less than $1 a share in 1939 and making many times the money back in a 4 year period. [http://www.templeton.org/about_us/who_we_are/sir_john_templeton/] In 2006 he was listed in a 7-way tie for 129th place on the Sunday Times Rich Rich List. He rejected technical [[analysis]] for stock trading, preferring instead to use fundamental analysis. ''Money'' magazine in 1999 called him "arguably the greatest global stock picker of the century”. [http://www.forbes.com/markets/2008/07/08/john-templeton-obit-face-markets-cx_mk_0708autofacescan02.html].  He renounced his U.S. citizenship in 1968, thus avoiding U.S. income taxes. [http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2005/0328/092_print.html]  He had dual naturalized Bahamian]] and British citizenship and lived in the Bahamas.

Templeton became a billionaire by pioneering the use of globally diversified mutual funds. His Templeton Growth, Ltd., established in 1954, was among the first who invested in Japan in the middle of the 1960s. [http://alternativestocklibrary.com/library/?article=164]. He is noted for buying 100 shares of each company trading for less than $1 a share in 1939 and making many times the money back in a 4 year period. [http://www.templeton.org/about_us/who_we_are/sir_john_templeton/] In 2006 he was listed in a 7-way tie for 129th place on the Sunday Times Rich Rich List. He rejected technical [[analysis]] for stock trading, preferring instead to use fundamental analysis. ''Money'' magazine in 1999 called him "arguably the greatest global stock picker of the century”. [http://www.forbes.com/markets/2008/07/08/john-templeton-obit-face-markets-cx_mk_0708autofacescan02.html].  He renounced his U.S. citizenship in 1968, thus avoiding U.S. income taxes. [http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2005/0328/092_print.html]  He had dual naturalized Bahamian]] and British citizenship and lived in the Bahamas.