Thomas Cartter Lupton (1899–1977) was an American businessman.
Biography
Early life
He was the only child of
John Thomas Lupton, founder of the
Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Dixie, also known as Dixieland or Dixie's Land, is a nickname for all or part of the Southern United States. While there is no official definition of this region (and the included areas shift over the years), or the extent of the area it cover ...
, and Elizabeth Patten.
Philanthropy
A philanthropist, he founded the
Lyndhurst Foundation
The Lyndhurst Foundation is a Chattanooga, Tennessee-based grant-making foundation organized in 1938 by Coca-Cola Bottling Company magnate Cartter Lupton. The Lyndhurst Foundation was the first private foundation in Tennessee, and it focuses on ...
, formerly known as The Memorial Welfare Foundation. The
Lupton Library at the
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is named for him and his wife.
Personal life
He was married to Margaret Rawlings Lupton. They had a son,
John T. Lupton II
John T. Lupton II (July 23, 1926 – May 16, 2010) was an American heir to a Coca-Cola bottling fortune, businessman and philanthropist.Dean W. Arnold, ''Old Money, New South: The Spirit of Chattanooga'', 2006, p. /ref> . They lived in
Chattanooga, Tennessee. Unlike his father or son, he was known for being a recluse. The neighborhood
Lupton City
Lupton City is a neighborhood of Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. The community developed in the 1920s as a mill town, a planned community that contained the Dixie Spinning Mills thread mill and housing for its workers.
History
Chattanooga ...
is named after him.
At the time of his death, his $200 million (USD) estate was the largest ever probated in the South.
References
External links
The Lyndhurst Foundation
1899 births
1977 deaths
American drink industry businesspeople
Coca-Cola people
People from Chattanooga, Tennessee
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