She assumed control of the company upon the unexpected death of her father, Samuel W. Jack Jr., in 1990.

Neilsen's son, Craig, assumed control of day-to-day operations upon the elder Neilsen's death in 1971.

He assumed control of the gang in 1925 upon the death of his father, the gang's founder, Harukichi Yamaguchi.

He assumed the county upon the death of his father on November 20, 1052.

He assumed the presidency of Peru upon the death of Agustín Gamarra.

He assumed the crown of Bosnia upon the death of his father in 1418, three years after his parents' divorce.

Harriett Hill (Probably assumed full control upon the death of her mother, 1894)

Magpale assumed as vice governor upon the death of former vice governor Greg Sanchez.

Many women would assume control of the family business upon the death of a spouse.

Lorenzo, groomed for power, assumed a leading role in the state upon the death of his father in 1469, when Lorenzo was twenty.