This article is about the owner of Coca-Cola. For his son the real-estate developer, see Asa G. Candler Jr.
American business magnate
Asa Griggs Candler
41st Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia
In office 1917–1919
Preceded by
James G. Woodward
Succeeded by
James Lee Key
Personal details
Born
Asa Griggs Candler Sr.
(1851-12-30)December 30, 1851 Villa Rica, Georgia, U.S.
Died
March 12, 1929(1929-03-12) (aged 77) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Resting place
Westview Cemetery
Nationality
American
Spouse
Lucy Elizabeth Howard
(m. 1878; died 1919)
Children
5, including Asa G. Candler Jr.
Occupation
Businessman
Known for
Founder of the Coca-Cola Company and philanthropist
Asa Griggs Candler Sr. (December 30, 1851 – March 12, 1929) was an American business tycoon and politician who in 1888 purchased the Coca-Cola recipe for $238.98[1] from chemist John Stith Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia. Candler founded The Coca-Cola Company in 1892 and developed it as a major company.[2][3][4][5][6]
Prominent among civic leaders of Atlanta, Candler was elected and served as the 41st mayor of the city, from 1916 to 1919. Candler Field, the site of the present-day Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, was named after him, as is Candler Park in Atlanta. As head of Coca-Cola, he built the Candler Building in Atlanta, as well as one in Kansas City (which became known as the Western Auto Building), a Candler Building in New York City, and one in what is now known as the Inner Harbor area of Baltimore, Maryland.
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