Charles Alderton

Charles Alderton
Charles Courtice Alderton
Born (1857-06-21)June 21, 1857
Brooklyn, New York City, USA
Died May 29, 1941(1941-05-29) (aged 83)
Waco, Texas, USA
Occupation Pharmacist
Known for Creator of Dr Pepper
Spouse(s) Lillie E. Walker (1884)

Charles Courtice Alderton (June 21, 1857 – May 29, 1941)[1] was an American pharmacist, and the creator of the carbonated soft drink Dr Pepper.

Early life

Charles Courtice Alderon was born (June 21, 1857, Brooklyn, New York), the eldest of five children to English parents.[2] Alderton attended Framlingham College in England, studied medicine at the University of Texas, and worked as a pharmacist in Waco, in a shop called "Morrison's Old Corner Drug Store",[3] which had a soda fountain.

Creation of Dr Pepper

Dr. Pepper logo (1910)

Alderton noticed that customers were tiring of the traditional flavors of sarsaparilla, lemon and vanilla, and so to try and revive sales, began experimenting with new flavor combinations, eventually settling on a 23 ingredient mix combined with phosphoric acid to give it tang. It was first sold on December 1, 1885, and was ordered by asking the soda attendant to "shoot a Waco".[4] Alderton gave the formula to Wade Morrison, who named it Dr Pepper.

It was introduced to almost 20 million people while attending the 1904 World’s Fair Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri as a new kind of soda pop.[5] Its introduction in 1885 preceded the introduction of Coca-Cola by one year.

Personal life

Alderton married twice. His first wife was Lillie E. Walker who he married in October 1884. It was announced in the Galveston, Texas newspaper. They married at the residence of J. B. Walker (Lillie’s father) with Methodist Rev. Mr. Young present.[6]

Death

Alderton was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, in Plot: Section B-1 Lot 425.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Charles Alderton - NNDB
  2. ↑ Entrepreneur magazine encyclopedia of entrepreneurs Anthony Hallett, Diane Hallett
  3. ↑ Dr Pepper FAQ. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
  4. ↑ Donovan, Tristan (2014). Fizz : how soda shook up the world. Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Review Press. p. 69. ISBN 978-1613747223.
  5. ↑ Dr Pepper museum - The 1904 World’s Fair
  6. ↑ Charles Courtice Alderton (1857-1941) - Wacomasomic
  7. ↑ Find a Grave Charles C. Alderton



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