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John Wood Barnes (1893-1950) —
also known as John W. Barnes —
of Paris, Lamar
County, Tex.
Born April
11, 1893.
President, Paris (minor league) baseball
club; owner, local Dr. Pepper bottling company; mayor of
Paris, Tex., 1942-46.
Died January
27, 1950 (age 56 years, 291
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Paris, Tex.
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Ross Bass (1918-1993) —
of Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn.; Miami Shores, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Giles
County, Tenn., March
17, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; florist;
soft drink bottler; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 6th District, 1955-64; defeated,
1976; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1964-67.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Elks.
Died January
1, 1993 (age 74 years, 290
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Pulaski, Tenn.
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Henry Bruckner (1871-1942) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, New York County (now Bronx
County), N.Y., June 17,
1871.
Democrat. President, Bruckner Beverages; director, Milton Realty
Co.; director, American Metal Cap Co.; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 35th District, 1901; New York
City Commissioner of Public Works, 1902-06; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1912
(alternate), 1924,
1932
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1913-17; resigned
1917; borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1918-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Elks.
In 1932, the Seabury investigating committee, looking into corruption
in New York City, called him to testify about the wealth he had
accumulated; at the conclusion of the investigation, the committee called for
his removal as Borough President.
Died, from chronic
nephritis, in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., April
14, 1942 (age 70 years, 301
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Eddie Baza Calvo (b. 1961) —
Born in Guam, August
29, 1961.
Republican. Manager for Pacific Construction
Company and for Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Guam; Governor of
Guam, 2011-.
Still living as of 2012.
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Asa Griggs Candler (1851-1929) —
also known as Asa G. Candler —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Villa Rica, Carroll
County, Ga., December
30, 1851.
Druggist;
founder of the Coca-Cola beverage company; mayor
of Atlanta, Ga., 1917-19.
Suffered a stroke in
1926, did not recover, and died in Wesley Memorial Hospital,
Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., March
12, 1929 (age 77 years, 72
days).
Interment at Westview
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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James Aloysius Farley (1888-1976) —
also known as James A. Farley —
of Stony Point, Rockland
County, N.Y.; Haverstraw, Rockland
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Grassy Point, Rockland
County, N.Y., May 30,
1888.
Democrat. Chair of
Rockland County Democratic Party, 1919-29; member of New York
state assembly from Rockland County, 1923; defeated, 1923;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968;
secretary
of New York Democratic Party, 1928-30; New York
Democratic state chair, 1930-44; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1932-40; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1933-40; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; chairman,
Coca-Cola Export Corporation, 1940-73.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Eagles;
Elks; Redmen;
Knights
of Columbus; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died, from cardiac
arrest, in his suite at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 9,
1976 (age 88 years, 10
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Ralph Ben Hovermale (1909-1990) —
also known as Ralph B. Hovermale —
of Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va.
Born in Morgan
County, W.Va., March
29, 1909.
Democrat. Soft drink bottler; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1963-66 (Morgan County
1963-64, 1st District 1965-66); defeated, 1960 (Morgan County), 1966
(1st District), 1968 (1st District).
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Moose.
Died in Winchester,
Va., September
19, 1990 (age 81 years, 174
days).
Interment at Union Chapel Cemetery, Berkeley Springs, W.Va.
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George G. Jacobs —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Beverage business; mayor
of Paducah, Ky., 1956-60; defeated, 1975.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward J. Kelley (b. 1897) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass., December
25, 1897.
Democrat. Soft drink salesman; hotel
manager; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Fifteenth Worcester District,
1923-36; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1928
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1932.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Kelley and Mary (Shea) Kelley; married, November
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William E. Kreger (born c.1916) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1916.
Republican. Owner and manager, Wyandotte Coca-Cola Company;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1948; mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1950-57; candidate for secretary
of state of Michigan, 1960.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel J. Leary —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Democrat. Brewer;
carbonated beverage business; Waterbury city controller,
1930-37; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut,
1932.
Charged
in May, 1938, along with Mayor T.
Frank Hayes and 25 others, with conspiracy to cheat
and defraud the city of Waterbury of more than a million dollars;
tried
in 1938-39 and convicted;
sentenced
to 10-to-15 years in prison;
his plea for a reduced sentence was rejected by the State Board of
Pardons in 1949.
Burial location unknown.
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William Amory Gardner Minot (1916-1963) —
also known as William A. G. Minot —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Berlin, Germany,
of American parents, December
8, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; soft
drink bottler; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1956,
1960;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1959-60.
Died, in Greenwich Hospital,
Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn., July 1,
1963 (age 46 years, 205
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas E. Morrissey Sr. (c.1869-1940) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1869.
Democrat. Mineral water business; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
3, 1940 (age about 71
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Hilborn Oehlert Jr. (1909-1985) —
also known as Benjamin H. Oehlert, Jr. —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.; Georgia.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
13, 1909.
Lawyer;
vice-president, Coca-Cola Company; president, Minute
Maid Company; U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, 1967-69.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Theta
Xi.
Died in 1985
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John B. Ries (b. 1870) —
of Shakopee, Scott
County, Minn.
Born in Shakopee, Scott
County, Minn., 1870.
Bottling business; member of Minnesota
state senate 21st District, 1915-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Sharon Percy Rockefeller (b. 1944) —
also known as Sharon Percy —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., December
10, 1944.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1976,
1996;
president and CEO of WETA public radio and
television in Washington, D.C.; director of PepsiCo (food and
soft drink maker).
Female.
Still living as of 2014.
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Rudolph I. Roulier (d. 1960) —
of Cohoes, Albany
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Furniture
business; soft drink bottler; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1927-32;
defeated, 1925; mayor of
Cohoes, N.Y., 1940-59.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Elks.
Died December
17, 1960.
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Waterford, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Frances 'Fannie' Laware. |
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Jess W. Savage —
of Albany, Linn
County, Ore.
Beverage wholesaler; mayor of
Albany, Ore., 1949-50.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Richard Sheppard (1885-1969) —
also known as Harry R. Sheppard —
of Yucaipa, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., January
10, 1885.
Democrat. Railroad
worker; beverage business; U.S.
Representative from California, 1937-65 (19th District 1937-43,
21st District 1943-53, 27th District 1953-63, 33rd District 1963-65);
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940,
1944,
1956,
1960.
Member, Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen.
Died of pneumonia
at George Washington University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., April
28, 1969 (age 84 years, 108
days).
Interment at National
Memorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.
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Peter Victor Ueberroth (b. 1937) —
also known as Peter V. Ueberroth —
of Newport Beach, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., September
2, 1937.
Republican. President and organizer of the 1984 Summer Olympics;
commissioner of Major League Baseball,
1984-89; chairman of the U.S. Olympic Committee; corporate director
of Coca-Cola and Hilton
Hotels; candidate for Governor of
California, 2003.
Still living as of 2014.
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William M. Williams —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Soft drink bottler; candidate for mayor of
Akron, Ohio, 1921.
Burial location unknown.
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