Very incomplete list!  |  John Wood Barnes (1893-1950) — also known asJohn W. Barnes — of Paris,LamarCounty, Tex.BornApril11, 1893.President, Paris (minor league)baseballclub; owner, local Dr. Pepperbottling company;mayor ofParis, Tex., 1942-46.DiedJanuary27, 1950 (age56 years, 291days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Paris, Tex. | | | Ross Bass (1918-1993) — of Pulaski,GilesCounty, Tenn.; Miami Shores, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.Born inGilesCounty, Tenn.,March17, 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,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Kiwanis;Elks.DiedJanuary1, 1993 (age74 years, 290days).Interment atMaplewoodCemetery, Pulaski, Tenn. | | Henry Bruckner (1871-1942) — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Born in Bronx, New York County (nowBronxCounty), N.Y.,June 17,1871.Democrat. President, BrucknerBeverages; director, MiltonRealtyCo.; director, American Metal Cap Co.; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 35th District, 1901; New YorkCity Commissioner of Public Works, 1902-06; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1912(alternate),1924,1932(alternate);U.S.Representative from New York 22nd District, 1913-17; resigned1917;boroughpresident of Bronx, New York, 1918-33.Member,Freemasons;Rotary;Elks.In 1932, the Seabury investigating committee, looking intocorruptionin New York City, called him to testify about the wealth he hadaccumulated; at the conclusion of the investigation, the committeecalled forhis removal as Borough President.Died, fromchronicnephritis, in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,April14, 1942 (age70 years, 301days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Eddie Baza Calvo (b. 1961) — Born in Guam,August29, 1961.Republican. Manager for PacificConstructionCompany and forPepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Guam;Governor ofGuam, 2011-.Still living as of 2012. | | Asa Griggs Candler (1851-1929) — also known asAsa G. Candler — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Villa Rica,CarrollCounty, Ga.,December30, 1851.Druggist;founder of theCoca-Cola beverage company;mayorof Atlanta, Ga., 1917-19.Suffered astroke in1926, did not recover, and died in Wesley MemorialHospital,Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,March12, 1929 (age77 years, 72days).Interment atWestviewCemetery, Atlanta, Ga. | | James Aloysius Farley (1888-1976) — also known asJames A. Farley — of Stony Point,RocklandCounty, N.Y.; Haverstraw,RocklandCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Grassy Point,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,May 30,1888.Democrat.Chair ofRockland County Democratic Party, 1919-29; member ofNew Yorkstate 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;secretaryof New York Democratic Party, 1928-30;New YorkDemocratic state chair, 1930-44;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1932-40; DemocraticPresidential Elector for New York,1933;U.S.Postmaster General, 1933-40;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; chairman,Coca-Cola Export Corporation, 1940-73.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,AncientOrder of Hibernians;Eagles;Elks;Redmen;Knightsof Columbus;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.Died, fromcardiacarrest, in his suite at the Waldorf-AstoriaHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 9,1976 (age88 years, 10days).Interment atGateof Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y. | | Ralph Ben Hovermale (1909-1990) — also known asRalph B. Hovermale — of Berkeley Springs,MorganCounty, W.Va.Born inMorganCounty, W.Va.,March29, 1909.Democrat.Soft drink bottler; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates, 1963-66 (Morgan County1963-64, 1st District 1965-66); defeated, 1960 (Morgan County), 1966(1st District), 1968 (1st District).Methodist.Member,Kiwanis;Moose.Died inWinchester,Va.,September19, 1990 (age81 years, 174days).Interment atUnion Chapel Cemetery, Berkeley Springs, W.Va. | | George G. Jacobs — of Paducah,McCrackenCounty, Ky.Beverage business;mayorof Paducah, Ky., 1956-60; defeated, 1975.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Edward J. Kelley (b. 1897) — of Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.Born in Holyoke,HampdenCounty, Mass.,December25, 1897.Democrat.Soft drink salesman;hotelmanager; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Fifteenth Worcester District,1923-36; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1928(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1932.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;Moose;Eagles.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Edward Kelley and Mary (Shea) Kelley; married,November26, 1925, to Marie A. Hannabury. |
| | William E. Kreger (born c.1916) — of Wyandotte,WayneCounty, Mich.Born about 1916. Republican. Owner and manager, WyandotteCoca-Cola Company;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1948;mayorof Wyandotte, Mich., 1950-57; candidate forsecretaryof state of Michigan, 1960.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Daniel J. Leary — of Waterbury,New HavenCounty, Conn.Democrat.Brewer;carbonated beverage business; Waterbury city controller,1930-37; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut,1932.Chargedin May, 1938, along with MayorT.Frank Hayes and 25 others, with conspiracy tocheatand defraud the city of Waterbury of more than a million dollars;triedin 1938-39 andconvicted;sentencedto 10-to-15 years inprison;his plea for a reduced sentence was rejected by the State Board ofPardons in 1949.Burial location unknown. | | William Amory Gardner Minot (1916-1963) — also known asWilliam A. G. Minot — of Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Berlin,Germany,of American parents,December8, 1916.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;softdrink bottler; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Connecticut,1956,1960;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1959-60.Died, in GreenwichHospital,Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,July 1,1963 (age46 years, 205days).Burial location unknown. | | Thomas E. Morrissey Sr. (c.1869-1940) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y., about 1869.Democrat.Mineral water business;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;Elks.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,January3, 1940 (ageabout 71years).Burial location unknown. | | Benjamin Hilborn Oehlert Jr. (1909-1985) — also known asBenjamin H. Oehlert, Jr. — of Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.; Georgia.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,September13, 1909.Lawyer;vice-president,Coca-Cola Company; president,MinuteMaid Company; U.S. Ambassador toPakistan, 1967-69.Member,American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;Order ofthe Coif;PhiDelta Phi;ThetaXi.Died in1985(ageabout75 years).Burial location unknown.  | John B. Ries (b. 1870) — of Shakopee,ScottCounty, Minn.Born in Shakopee,ScottCounty, Minn.,1870.Bottling business; member ofMinnesotastate senate 21st District, 1915-18.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
| | | Sharon Percy Rockefeller (b. 1944) — also known asSharon Percy — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,December10, 1944.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from WestVirginia,1976,1996;president and CEO of WETA publicradio andtelevision in Washington, D.C.; director of PepsiCo (food andsoft drink maker).Female.Still living as of 2014. | | Rudolph I. Roulier (d. 1960) — of Cohoes,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Democrat.Furniturebusiness;soft drink bottler; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1927-32;defeated, 1925;mayor ofCohoes, N.Y., 1940-59.Member,ModernWoodmen of America;Elks.DiedDecember17, 1960.Interment atSt.Joseph's Cemetery, Waterford, N.Y.| | Relatives:Married to Frances 'Fannie' Laware. |
| | Jess W. Savage — of Albany,LinnCounty, Ore.Beverage wholesaler;mayor ofAlbany, Ore., 1949-50.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Harry Richard Sheppard (1885-1969) — also known asHarry R. Sheppard — of Yucaipa,SanBernardino County, Calif.Born in Mobile,MobileCounty, Ala.,January10, 1885.Democrat.Railroadworker;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,Brotherhoodof Railroad Trainmen.Died ofpneumoniaat George Washington UniversityHospital,Washington,D.C.,April28, 1969 (age84 years, 108days).Interment atNationalMemorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va. | | Peter Victor Ueberroth (b. 1937) — also known asPeter V. Ueberroth — of Newport Beach,OrangeCounty, Calif.Born in Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.,September2, 1937.Republican. President and organizer of the 1984 Summer Olympics;commissioner of Major LeagueBaseball,1984-89; chairman of the U.S. Olympic Committee; corporate directorofCoca-Cola andHiltonHotels; candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 2003.Still living as of 2014. | | William M. Williams — of Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio.Democrat.Soft drink bottler; candidate formayor ofAkron, Ohio, 1921.Burial location unknown.
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