Businessman/Founder Graves & Memorials

Augustus Chapman Allen

1806–1864 (age 58)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Augustus Chapman Allen was a co-founder of Houston, Texas and a prominent businessman in early 19th-century America.

Alvin Adams

1804–1877 (age 73)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Alvin Adams (1804-1877) was an American businessman and founder of Adams Express Company, a major freight and express de...

William Huntington Russell

1809–1885 (age 76)

Grove Street Cemetery

William Huntington Russell was a Middletown resident and co-founder of Yale's Skull and Bones society who lived from 180...

George Huntington Hartford

1833–1917 (age 84)

Rosedale Cemetery

George Huntington Hartford was an Augusta resident and co-founder of the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company who lived ...

Asa Griggs Candler

1851–1929 (age 78)

Westview Cemetery

Asa Griggs Candler was a Villa Rica businessman and founder of The Coca-Cola Company who lived from 1851 to 1929.

Milton S. Hershey

1857–1945 (age 88)

Hershey Cemetery

Milton S. Hershey (1857-1945) was an American businessman and founder of the Hershey Company in Derry Township, Pennsylv...

Leon Leonwood Bean

1872–1967 (age 95)

Webster Cemetery

Leon Leonwood Bean (1872-1967) was an American businessman and founder of the L.L.Bean company.

Charles Revson

1906–1975 (age 69)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Charles Revson was an American businessman and founder of Revlon cosmetics company, one of the world's largest beauty pr...