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Founders of Famous American Businesses

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Pleasant Henderson Hanes (1845 - 1925)
Pleasant H. Hanes established the Hanes Knitting Company to manufacturer men's underwear. In 1965 the knitting company and the hosiery mill merged to form Hanes Corporation. Pleasant Henderson Hanes,...
Caleb Davis Bradham, inventor of Pepsi-Cola (1867 - 1934)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Born in 1867, Caleb Bradham grew up in Duplin County, North Carolina and enrolled in 1886 at t...
John "George" MacBeth Glessner (1871 - 1929)
John George Macbeth Glessner was the founder of International Harvester Corporation. A Chicago industrialist, he kept a summer estate in the White Mountains of New Hampshire (Bethlehem, NH, where he is...
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Kenny Rogers (1938 - 2020)
Kenny Rogers was an American singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, and entrepreneur. He was a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. Wikipedia: Kenny Rogers
James William Cannon (1852 - 1921)
James William Cannon, textile manufacturer, was born near Sugaw Creek Church in Mecklenburg County. His father was Joseph Allison Cannon and his mother, Eliza Long. As a boy he worked on his father's...