Joseph Whitehead (Coca-Cola bottler)
Joseph Whitehead | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1864 |
| Died | 1906 |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, philanthropist |
Joseph Brown Whitehead (1864–1906) was a lawyer, who, along with Benjamin Thomas and John Thomas Lupton, obtained exclusive rights from Asa Candler to bottle and sell Coca-Cola.[1]
Whitehead was born in Oxford, Mississippi in 1864.[2] He attended the University of Mississippi and graduated with a degree in law.
He married Lettie Pate in 1895, and then the couple moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee.[3]
In 1889, Whitehead and Thomas met with Candler.[4] Candler gave the two exclusive rights to bottle the soft drink. After this meeting Lupton partnered with them.
Whitehead died in 1906 from pneumonia.
References
- ^ Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation Archived 2010-03-31 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Historic Structure Report: Joseph Brown Whitehead Memorial Hospital/Chapin Building". Georgia Tech. April 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
- ^ The Coca-Cola System: The Coca-Cola Company
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- Coca-Cola people
- 1864 births
- 1906 deaths
- Mississippi lawyers
- Tennessee lawyers
- People from Oxford, Mississippi
- People from Chattanooga, Tennessee
- University of Mississippi alumni
- Deaths from pneumonia
- American philanthropists
- Businesspeople in the drink industry
- 19th-century American businesspeople
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