Asa Griggs Candler
Former Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia
Asa Griggs Candler Sr. was an American business tycoon and politician who in 1888 purchased the Coca-Cola recipe for $238.98 from chemist John Stith Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia. Candler founded The Coca-Cola Company in 1892 and developed it as a... Wikipedia
Born: December 30, 1851, Villa Rica, GA
Died: March 12, 1929 (age 77 years), Atlanta, GA
Parents: Samuel Charles Candler and Martha Candler
Organizations founded: The Coca-Cola Company and Central Bank and Trust
Previous office: Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia (1917–1919)
Place of burial: Westview Cemetery Inc., Atlanta, GA