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| name = John Thomas Lupton
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| birth_date = 1862
| birth_date = {{birth year|1862}}
| birth_place = [[Winchester, Virginia]]
| birth_place = [[Winchester, Virginia]], U.S.
| death_date = 1933
| death_date = {{death date and age|1933|7|31|1862||}}
| death_place = [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]]
| death_place = [[Brevard, North Carolina]], U.S.
| alma_mater = [[University of Virginia]]
| occupation = [[Lawyer]], [[industrialist]] and [[philanthropist]]
| occupation = [[Lawyer]], [[industrialist]] and [[philanthropist]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Elizabeth Patten|1889}}
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| children = [[Thomas Cartter Lupton]]
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'''John Thomas Lupton''' (1862–1933) was an [[United States|American]] [[lawyer]], [[industrialist]] and [[philanthropist]] who along with [[Benjamin Thomas (Coca-Cola bottler)|Benjamin Thomas]] and [[Joseph Whitehead (Coca-Cola bottler)|Joseph Whitehead]], obtained exclusive rights from [[Asa Candler]] to bottle and sell [[Coca-Cola]].<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>
'''John Thomas Lupton''' (1862–1933) was an American [[lawyer]], [[industrialist]] and [[philanthropist]] who along with [[Benjamin Thomas (Coca-Cola bottler)|Benjamin Thomas]] and [[Joseph Whitehead (Coca-Cola bottler)|Joseph Whitehead]], obtained exclusive rights from [[Asa Candler]] to bottle and sell [[Coca-Cola]].<ref>{{cite book|chapter=The Spirit of the Fathers |chapter-url=http://oldmoneynewsouth.com/images/FirstTenPages.pdf |title=Old Money, New South |first=Dean |last=Arnold |publisher=Chattanooga Historical Foundation |year=2006}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Lupton was born near [[Winchester, Virginia]] and received a degree in law from the [[University of Virginia]]. After a visit to the home of a fellow student, he settled in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]] in 1887.<ref name=LuptonTNenc>{{cite_encyclopedia|title=John Thomas Lupton |url=http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entry.php?rec=813 |encyclopedia=The Tennessee Encyclopedia |author=Ned L. Irwin |year=1998}}</ref>
Lupton was born near [[Winchester, Virginia]], and received a degree in law from the [[University of Virginia]]. After a visit to the home of a fellow student, he settled in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]] in 1887.<ref name=LuptonTNenc>{{cite encyclopedia|title=John Thomas Lupton |url=http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entry.php?rec=813 |encyclopedia=[[The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture]]|first=Ned L. |last=Irwin |year=1998}}</ref>


Lupton soon met Elizabeth Patten, daughter of [[Chattem]] founder [[Zeboim Cartter Patten]], and they married on November 14, 1889. They had a son named [[Cartter Lupton]], to whom they left the bulk of their combined wealth.<ref>{{cite_book|chapter=Elizabeth Patten And John Thomas Lupton |chapterurl= |title=The Patten Chronicle |author=John Wilson |publisher=Chattanooga News Free Press |year=1986}}</ref>
Lupton soon met Elizabeth Patten, daughter of [[Chattem|Chattanooga Medicine Company]] founder [[Zeboim Cartter Patten]], and they married on November 14, 1889. They had a son, [[Thomas Cartter Lupton]], to whom they left the bulk of their combined wealth.<ref name=Patten>{{cite book|chapter=Elizabeth Patten And John Thomas Lupton |title=The Patten Chronicle |first=John |last=Wilson |publisher=Chattanooga News Free Press |year=1986}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
After his marriage, Lupton took a job as legal counsel to the Chattanooga Medicine Company (now [[Chattem]]), eventually becoming company vice president and treasurer.<ref name=LuptonTNenc/>
After his marriage, Lupton took a job as legal counsel to the Chattanooga Medicine Company (now [[Chattem]]), eventually becoming company vice president and treasurer.<ref name=LuptonTNenc/>


Lupton, Whitehead and [[Benjamin Thomas (Coca-Cola bottler)|Thomas]] were the primary [[investor]]s in the [[Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling Company]], the first Coca-Cola [[bottling plant]] in the United States. Following the business' rapid success, the partners divided the country into territories and gave various family members responsibility over them and began selling bottling [[Franchising|franchises]]. By 1909, nearly 400 bottling operations had been opened.<ref>{{cite_book|chapter=Elizabeth Patten and John Thomas Lupton |chapterurl= |title=The Patten Chronicle |author=John Wilson |publisher=Chattanooga News Free Press |year=1986}}</ref> Lupton's grandson sold the family's bottling operations back to Coca Cola in 1986 for $1.4 billion in cash.<ref>{{cite_newspaper|title=John T. Lupton, Creator of a Coca-Cola Bottling Empire, Dies at 83 |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/19/business/19lupton.html |publication=The New York Times |author=Peter S. Goodman |date=May 19, 2010}}</ref>
Lupton, Whitehead and [[Benjamin Thomas (Coca-Cola bottler)|Thomas]] were the primary [[investor]]s in the [[Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling Company Plant|Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling Company]], the first Coca-Cola [[bottling plant]] in the United States. Following the business' rapid success, the partners divided the country into territories and gave various family members responsibility over them and began selling bottling [[Franchising|franchises]]. By 1909, nearly 400 bottling operations had been opened.<ref name=Patten/>
John Thomas Lupton died in [[Brevard, North Carolina]] on July 31, 1933.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/obituary-clipping-aug-01-1933-4583481/ |title=John L. Lupton, Capitalist, Dies in N.C. Hospital |newspaper=Winchester Evening Star |page=1 |date=1933-08-01 |access-date=2024-07-18 |via=NewspaperArchive}}</ref>
Lupton's grandson, [[John T. Lupton II]], sold the family's bottling operations back to Coca-Cola in 1986 for $1.4 billion in cash.<ref>{{cite news|title=John T. Lupton, Creator of a Coca-Cola Bottling Empire, Dies at 83 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/19/business/19lupton.html |newspaper=The New York Times |first=Peter S. |last=Goodman |date=May 19, 2010 |access-date=2024-07-18}}</ref>


==Philanthropy==
==Philanthropy==
Lupton was a significant contributor to a number of southern schools, colleges and universities; [[Baylor School]] in Chattanooga, [[Oglethorpe University]] and the [[University of Tennessee at Chattanooga]] all have named buildings on their campuses in his honor.
Lupton was a significant contributor to a number of southern schools, colleges and universities; [[Baylor School]] in Chattanooga, [[Oglethorpe University]] and the [[University of Tennessee at Chattanooga]] all have named buildings on their campuses in his honor.

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==References==
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==See also==
==See also==
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* [[Benjamin Thomas (Coca-Cola bottler)|Benjamin Thomas]]
* [[Benjamin Thomas (Coca-Cola bottler)|Benjamin Thomas]]
* [[Joseph Whitehead (Coca-Cola bottler)|Joseph Whitehead]]
* [[Joseph Whitehead (Coca-Cola bottler)|Joseph Whitehead]]
* 1921, received an honorary degree from [[Oglethorpe University]]


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==References==
{{Reflist}}

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Latest revision as of 21:14, 18 July 2024

John Thomas Lupton
Born1862 (1862)
Winchester, Virginia, U.S.
DiedJuly 31, 1933(1933-07-31) (aged 70–71)
Brevard, North Carolina, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Virginia
Occupation(s)Lawyer, industrialist and philanthropist
Spouse
Elizabeth Patten
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(m. 1889)​
ChildrenThomas Cartter Lupton
Signature

John Thomas Lupton (1862–1933) was an American lawyer, industrialist and philanthropist who along with Benjamin Thomas and Joseph Whitehead, obtained exclusive rights from Asa Candler to bottle and sell Coca-Cola.[1]

Early life

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Lupton was born near Winchester, Virginia, and received a degree in law from the University of Virginia. After a visit to the home of a fellow student, he settled in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1887.[2]

Lupton soon met Elizabeth Patten, daughter of Chattanooga Medicine Company founder Zeboim Cartter Patten, and they married on November 14, 1889. They had a son, Thomas Cartter Lupton, to whom they left the bulk of their combined wealth.[3]

Career

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After his marriage, Lupton took a job as legal counsel to the Chattanooga Medicine Company (now Chattem), eventually becoming company vice president and treasurer.[2]

Lupton, Whitehead and Thomas were the primary investors in the Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling Company, the first Coca-Cola bottling plant in the United States. Following the business' rapid success, the partners divided the country into territories and gave various family members responsibility over them and began selling bottling franchises. By 1909, nearly 400 bottling operations had been opened.[3]

John Thomas Lupton died in Brevard, North Carolina on July 31, 1933.[4]

Lupton's grandson, John T. Lupton II, sold the family's bottling operations back to Coca-Cola in 1986 for $1.4 billion in cash.[5]

Philanthropy

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Lupton was a significant contributor to a number of southern schools, colleges and universities; Baylor School in Chattanooga, Oglethorpe University and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga all have named buildings on their campuses in his honor.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Arnold, Dean (2006). "The Spirit of the Fathers" (PDF). Old Money, New South. Chattanooga Historical Foundation.
  2. ^ a b Irwin, Ned L. (1998). "John Thomas Lupton". The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture.
  3. ^ a b Wilson, John (1986). "Elizabeth Patten And John Thomas Lupton". The Patten Chronicle. Chattanooga News Free Press.
  4. ^ "John L. Lupton, Capitalist, Dies in N.C. Hospital". Winchester Evening Star. August 1, 1933. p. 1. Retrieved July 18, 2024 – via NewspaperArchive.
  5. ^ Goodman, Peter S. (May 19, 2010). "John T. Lupton, Creator of a Coca-Cola Bottling Empire, Dies at 83". The New York Times. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
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