Mark Brandt Dayton (born January 26, 1947) is an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Minnesota from 2011 to 2019. ... A native of Minnesota, Dayton is the great-grandson of businessman George Dayton, the founder of Dayton's, a department store that later became the Target Corporation.

Does the Dayton family own Target?

Dayton's was the parent of Target, opening the first Target in 1962 as the discount store version of Dayton's. Target eventually grew to become the company's dominant division. In 2000, Dayton–Hudson renamed itself Target Corporation.

What is the Dayton family worth?

— The Mark Davis family, which owns Le Sueur-based Davisco foods, ranked No. 149 with $1.7 billion. — The Dayton family, which founded Target, is worth $1.6 billion and landed at No. 157.