Robert Winship (September 27, 1834 in

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– September 8, 1899) was a prominent 19th century

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businessman who built his fortune on the Winship Machine Company, originally built up by his father. Foundry Street in the Luckie Marietta district of

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is named for Winship's foundry. Winship had his mansion in the

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neighborhood of Atlanta. His daughter, Emily Carolyn Winship, would marry prominent businessman

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. Winship's grandson,

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, after whom Downtown Atlanta's

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is named, would run the Coca-Cola company.

References

Thomas H. Martin, ''Atlanta and its builders: a comprehensive history of the Gate city ..., Volume 2'', p.710
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