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He was married to Margaret Rawlings Lupton.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Lyndhurst Foundation |url=http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/imagegallery.php?EntryID=L061 |encyclopedia=The Tennessee Encyclopedia |author=Ned L. Irwin |year=1998}}</ref> They had a son, [[John T. Lupton II]]. They lived in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]]. Unlike his father or son, he was known for being a recluse.<ref>{{cite book|chapter=Elizabeth Patten and John Thomas Lupton |chapterurl= |title=The Patten Chronicle |author=John Wilson |publisher=Roy McDonald |year=1982}}</ref> |
He was married to Margaret Rawlings Lupton.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Lyndhurst Foundation |url=http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/imagegallery.php?EntryID=L061 |encyclopedia=The Tennessee Encyclopedia |author=Ned L. Irwin |year=1998}}</ref> They had a son, [[John T. Lupton II]]. They lived in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]]. Unlike his father or son, he was known for being a recluse.The neighborhood [[Lupton City]] is named after him. <ref>{{cite book|chapter=Elizabeth Patten and John Thomas Lupton |chapterurl= |title=The Patten Chronicle |author=John Wilson |publisher=Roy McDonald |year=1982}}</ref> |
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At the time of his death, his $200 million (USD) estate was the largest ever probated in the South.<ref>{{cite book|chapter=The Spirit of the Fathers |chapterurl=http://oldmoneynewsouth.com/images/FirstTenPages.pdf |title=Old Money, New South |author=Dean Arnold |publisher=Chattanooga Historical Foundation |year=2006}}</ref> |
At the time of his death, his $200 million (USD) estate was the largest ever probated in the South.<ref>{{cite book|chapter=The Spirit of the Fathers |chapterurl=http://oldmoneynewsouth.com/images/FirstTenPages.pdf |title=Old Money, New South |author=Dean Arnold |publisher=Chattanooga Historical Foundation |year=2006}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:19, 25 November 2020
Thomas Cartter Lupton (1899–1977) was an American businessman.
Biography
Early life
He was the only child of John Thomas Lupton, founder of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company, and Elizabeth Patten.
Philanthropy
A philanthropist, he founded the Lyndhurst Foundation, formerly known as The Memorial Welfare Foundation. The Lupton Library at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is named for him and his wife.
Personal life
He was married to Margaret Rawlings Lupton.[1] They had a son, John T. Lupton II. They lived in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Unlike his father or son, he was known for being a recluse.The neighborhood Lupton City is named after him. [2]
At the time of his death, his $200 million (USD) estate was the largest ever probated in the South.[3]
References
- ^ Ned L. Irwin (1998). "Lyndhurst Foundation". The Tennessee Encyclopedia.
- ^ John Wilson (1982). "Elizabeth Patten and John Thomas Lupton". The Patten Chronicle. Roy McDonald.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|chapterurl=(help) - ^ Dean Arnold (2006). "The Spirit of the Fathers". Old Money, New South. Chattanooga Historical Foundation.
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