Asa Griggs Candler - Trivia, Family, Bio

Co-founder of the Coca-Cola company and Atlanta, Georgia's 44th mayor, serving from 1916 until 1919. He owned a drugstore and produced medicines. He bought the formula for Coca-Cola in 1887 from its inventorJohn Pembertonfor $2,300.

Co-founder of the Coca-Cola company and Atlanta, Georgia's 44th mayor, serving from 1916 until 1919.

Before Fame

He owned a drugstore and produced medicines.

Trivia

He bought the formula for Coca-Cola in 1887 from its inventor John Pemberton for $2,300.

Family Life

He had four children who all became involved in his real-estate business.

Associated With

His name adorned the Candler Building in New York, which had a prominent role in the 1978 Superman movie with Christopher Reeve.

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