Asa Griggs Candler (December 30, 1851 - March 12, 1929) was a business tycoon who made most of his money selling Coca-Cola. He also served as mayor of Atlanta, Georgia from 1916 to 1919. Candler Field at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is named after him. December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... 1852 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The wave shape (known as the dynamic ribbon device) present on all Coca-Cola cans throughout the world derives from the contour of the original Coca-Cola bottles. ... A mayor (from the Latin maÄ«or, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... City nickname(s): The A-T-L, The Horizon City, The Capital of the South, The Phoenix City, The City Too Busy to Hate, Hotlanta, A-Town, The Big A, The New York of the South, The Big Peach, City of a Hundred Hills County Fulton County, Georgia Area  - Total... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (IATA: ATL, ICAO: KATL) is located in the Atlanta, Georgia, USA metropolitan area, and is one of two airports considered the busiest airport in the world. ...

Candler was born in Villa Rica, Georgia. He began his business career as a drugstore owner. In 1887 he bought the formula for Coca-Cola from its inventor John Pemberton for $2,300. The success of Coca-Cola was largely due to Candler's aggressive marketing of the product. Candler made millions of dollars from his investment and became a major philanthropist for the Methodist Church. He gave $1 million dollars plus a land gift to Emory University for the school to move from Oxford, Georgia to Atlanta. Emory's School of Theology is named in honor of him. Candler also gave millions to what would later become Emory Hospital. Villa Rica is a city located in Carroll County, Georgia. ... Pharmacy (from the Greek φάρμακον = drug) is the profession of compounding and dispensing medication. ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... Dr. John Stith Pemberton (July 8, 1831 - August 16, 1888) was an American druggist who invented Coca-Cola. ... Traditionally, marketing has been a term applied to the process or act of bringing together buyers and sellers. ... The United Methodist Church is the largest Methodist denomination, and the second-largest Protestant one, in the United States. ... Emory University is an undergraduate, graduate, and research institution in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Emory is one of the most prestigious large private universities in the South according to yearly rankings by US News & World Report. ... Oxford is a city located in Newton County, Georgia. ... Theology is reasoned discourse concerning God (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, word or reason). It also refers to the study of other religious topics. ...

Candler became mayor of Atlanta 1916. In 1919 he sold The Coca-Cola Company to a group of investors led by Ernest Woodruff. Candler suffered a stroke in 1926 and died March 12, 1929. 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is an international beverage and food manufacturer whose headquarters are in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States of America. ... A stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) occurs when the blood supply to a part of the brain is suddenly interrupted by occlusion (an ischemic stroke- approximately 90%of strokes) or by hemorrhage (a hemorrhagic stroke - approximately 10% of strokes). ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

James G. Woodward ( – August, 1923) four time mayor of Atlanta, he last ran (and lost) in September, 1922 a year before his death. ... This is the list of mayors of Atlanta — former mayors of the city of Atlanta. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... James L. Key (1866–1939) lawyer who served two terms as mayor of Atlanta. ...