Joseph Whitehead was a lawyer, who, along with Benjamin Thomas

Benjamin Thomas (Coca-Cola bottler)

Benjamin Franklin Thomas was a Chattanooga, Tennessee businessman and industrialist who pioneered the development of the Coca-Cola bottling industry and founded the Coca-Cola Bottling Company....

 and John Thomas Lupton

John Thomas Lupton

John Thomas Lupton 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.-Early life:...

, obtained exclusive rights from Asa Candler to bottle and sell Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...

.

Early life

Whitehead was born in Oxford, Mississippi in the year 1864. He attended the University of Mississippi

University of Mississippi

The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational research university located in Oxford, Mississippi. Founded in 1844, the school is composed of the main campus in Oxford, four branch campuses located in Booneville, Grenada, Tupelo, and Southaven as well as the...

 and graduated with a degree in law.

He later moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in the US state of Tennessee , with a population of 169,887. It is the seat of Hamilton County...

.

Coca-Cola

In 1889, Whitehead and Thomas met with Candler. Candler gave the two exclusive rights to bottle the soft drink

Soft drink

A soft drink is a non-alcoholic beverage that typically contains water , a sweetener, and a flavoring agent...

. After this meeting Lupton partnered with them.

External links

• http://www.jbwhitehead.org Official website