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Asa Griggs Candler Sr.

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Asa Griggs Candler Sr.

Birth
Villa Rica, Douglas County, Georgia, USA
Death
12 Mar 1929 (aged 77)
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
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Section 4-A
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Businessman, Atlanta Mayor. Prominent Atlanta business figure who bought the formula for Coca-Cola (invented by pharmacist Dr. John Stith Pemberton) and turned it into a household name through innovative promotion and marketing. Reportedly, he paid $2,300 for the formula in 1888. On January 29, 1892, he founded The Coca-Cola Company, which remains one of the biggest beverage companies in the world alongside PepsiCo & Keurig Dr Pepper. In 1917, he was elected the 41st Mayor of Atlanta, serving until 1919. In 1919, he gave most of the stock of Coke to his children, who later sold the company for $25,000,000. In his later life, he became known as a generous philanthropist.
Businessman, Atlanta Mayor. Prominent Atlanta business figure who bought the formula for Coca-Cola (invented by pharmacist Dr. John Stith Pemberton) and turned it into a household name through innovative promotion and marketing. Reportedly, he paid $2,300 for the formula in 1888. On January 29, 1892, he founded The Coca-Cola Company, which remains one of the biggest beverage companies in the world alongside PepsiCo & Keurig Dr Pepper. In 1917, he was elected the 41st Mayor of Atlanta, serving until 1919. In 1919, he gave most of the stock of Coke to his children, who later sold the company for $25,000,000. In his later life, he became known as a generous philanthropist.

Bio by: Kent Brown

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Kent Brown
  • Added: Dec 2, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6009571/asa_griggs-candler: accessed ), memorial page for Asa Griggs Candler Sr. (30 Dec 1851–12 Mar 1929), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6009571, citing Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.