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== Notable people == {{Main|List of people from Palm Beach, Florida}} [[File:MaralagoLoC.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|[[Mar-a-Lago]], the residence of president [[Donald Trump]]]] The town of Palm Beach is also known for its many famous part-time and full-time residents. Prior to the arrival of Henry Flagler in the 1890s, a few wealthy or otherwise notable people already resided in Palm Beach, including businessman and [[Autocar Company]] founder [[Louis Semple Clarke]] and scientist [[Thomas Adams (chewing gum maker)|Thomas Adams]], a pioneer of the chewing gum industry.<ref name="no captain"/><ref name="flagler era"/> [[Earl E. T. Smith]] and [[Paul Ilyinsky]], both of whom formerly held the office of Mayor of Palm Beach, were notable for other reasons. Smith previously served as an [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Cuba|Ambassador of the United States to Cuba]], while Ilyinsky was the son of [[Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia]] and heiress [[Audrey Emery]].<ref name="timeline2"/> Two United States Presidents have been part-time residents, [[John F. Kennedy]] and [[Donald Trump]], with both designating their respective Palm Beach properties as a Winter White House.<ref name="timeline2"/><ref name="CNBC.2017"/> Kennedy's Winter White House, [[La Querida (mansion)|La Querida]], was built by [[Addison Mizner]] in 1923 and previously owned by department store magnate [[Rodman Wanamaker]] of [[Philadelphia]] before [[Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.]] purchased the property in 1933.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/article/20150529/BUSINESS/305299929 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309193911/https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/article/20150529/BUSINESS/305299929 |archive-date=March 9, 2021 |title=Updated: Former Kennedy estate in Palm Beach sells for $31M |date=May 29, 2015 |first=Darrell |last=Hofheinz |newspaper=Palm Beach Daily News |access-date=May 12, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> Trump has owned [[Mar-a-Lago]] since 1985, purchasing the property from the family of the late [[Marjorie Merriweather Post]], heiress of [[Postum Cereal Company|Post cereal]].<ref name="spencer"/> In October 2019, Trump and [[First Lady of the United States|first lady]] [[Melania Trump]] filed to switch their primary domicile from New York City to Mar-a-Lago, officially establishing residency in Palm Beach.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20191031/trump-leaving-new-york-making-mar-a-lago-his-permanent-residency |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309201719/https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20191031/trump-leaving-new-york-making-mar-a-lago-his-permanent-residency |archive-date=March 9, 2021 |first=Eliot |last=Kleinberg |title=Trump leaving New York, making Mar-a-Lago his permanent residency |date=October 31, 2019 |newspaper=The Palm Beach Post |access-date=May 12, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> Following the conclusion of his first term as president in January 2021, Donald and Melania Trump resided at Mar-a-Lago amidst a dispute from some neighbors about the legality of them taking up permanent residence at the club.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-mar-a-lago-neighbors-palm-beach/ |title=Trump's Mar-a-Lago move draws criticism from some wealthy neighbors in "extremely Democratic" Palm Beach |date=January 19, 2021 |newspaper=CBS |access-date=January 20, 2021 |archive-date=January 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120001759/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-mar-a-lago-neighbors-palm-beach/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Donald Trump used Mar-a-Lago as a Winter White House again when his second, non-consecutive term as President of the United States began in January 2025.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/politics/2025/01/31/trump-returns-to-palm-beach-as-president-will-golf-tariffs-follow/78084275007/ |title=Trump returns to Winter White House. Past trips have been eventful. What about this time? |author=Fins, Antonio |date=January 31, 2025 |newspaper=The Palm Beach Post |accessdate=February 1, 2025 }}</ref> Additionally, former Canadian prime minister [[Brian Mulroney]] was a resident of Palm Beach from 1997 until his death in 2024.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rob-magazine/the-prime-of-brian-mulroney/article998044/ |title=The prime of Brian Mulroney |first=Konrad |last=Yakabuski |date=April 30, 2024 |newspaper=[[The Globe and Mail]] |access-date=June 2, 2024 |archive-date=June 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240602204044/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rob-magazine/the-prime-of-brian-mulroney/article998044/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/story/entertainment/society/2024/03/01/obituary-former-canadian-prime-minister-brian-mulroney-dies-at-84/72806502007/ |first=Shannon |last=Donnelly |title=Obituary: Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney dies at 84; had suffered a fall |date=March 1, 2024 |newspaper=Palm Beach Daily News |access-date=June 2, 2024 |archive-date=June 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240602204045/https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/story/entertainment/society/2024/03/01/obituary-former-canadian-prime-minister-brian-mulroney-dies-at-84/72806502007/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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