Isaac Edward Emerson
American businessman, socialite and seaman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Captain Isaac Edward Emerson (1859–1931) was a wealthy American businessman, socialite, and seaman. He is most notable for having created the headache remedy Bromo-Seltzer upon which his great wealth was based and the reason he was known as the "Bromo-Seltzer King".
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Isaac Edward Emerson | |
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Born | (1859-07-24)July 24, 1859 Chatham County, North Carolina |
Died | January 23, 1931(1931-01-23) (aged 71) Baltimore, Maryland |
Alma mater | University of North Carolina |
Known for | Creating Bromo-Seltzer |
Spouses | Emelie Askew Dunn
(m. 1880; div. 1911)Anne Preston McCormack
(m. 1911–1931) |
Children | Margaret Emerson Margaret "Daisy" Dunn; Ethel Preston McCormack |
Relatives | Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr. (grandson) George Washington Vanderbilt III (grandson) Gloria Baker (granddaughter) |
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