Ernest Woodruff
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| Born | May 23, 1863 Columbus, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | June 5, 1944 (aged 81) |
| Spouse | Emily Caroline Winship |
| Children | Robert, Ernest, George and Henry |
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Ernest Woodruff (May 23, 1863 – June 5, 1944)[1] was a businessman in the U.S. city of Atlanta, Georgia.
Biography
Woodruff was born in Columbus, Georgia. After relocating to Atlanta, he made his home in the Inman Park suburb, developed by his brother-in-law Joel Hurt.
Family
On April 22, 1885, Woodruff married Emily Caroline Winship, child of foundry magnate Robert Winship.[2]
Career
With his brother-in-law Joel Hurt, Woodruff founded the
Woodruff's greatest skill was in re-organizing existing companies to improve value by increased scale:
In 1903 he combined three small ice and coal companies into the
In 1910, with the help of the Trust Company, he organized ice and coal companies from Virginia and throughout the Carolinas into
Woodruff then restructured the Atlantic Steel factory (current site of Atlantic Station) and installed Thomas Glenn to get it out of debt. The restructuring of Atlantic Steel would set the table for the biggest move of Woodruff's career: the takeover of The Coca-Cola Company in 1919, which he negotiated with Asa Griggs Candler.
Ernest Woodruff's sons,
References
- ^ Descendants of John Barton;retrieved February 2007
- ^ "Emily Caroline Winship Woodruff (1867-1939) -".
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