Inventor, Businessman. Born in England, he was known as “The Soda Fountain King”. Immigrating to America, in the mid-19th Century, he created a fountain apparatus that could be positioned on a pharmacist’s counter to dispense carbonated drinks. He also invented a method to put carbonated soda water into pressured bottles. Manufacturing the carbonating machinery, his fountains were placed in pharmacy store counters to dispense carbonated drinks, which led to its rapid growth in popularity. He died at age 61 in Brooklyn, New York and is a member of the Antique Bottles Hall of Fame. His elaborate monument was designed by Karl Muller at the cost $30,000. (bio by: John “J-Cat” Griffith)