Asa Griggs Candler (1851 - 1929) was an American business tycoon who made most of his money selling Coca-Cola. He also served as mayor of Atlanta, Georgia from 1916 to 1919. Candler Field, the site of the present-day Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, was named after him, as is Candler Park in Atlanta. Candler was born in Villa Rica, Georgia. He began his career as a drugstore owner and manufacturer of patent medicines. In 1887 he bought the formula for Coca-Cola from its inventor John Pemberton and several other share-holders, for $2,300. The success of Coca-Cola was largely due to Candler's aggressive marketing. Candler made millions of dollars from his investment, allowing him to establish Central Bank and Trust Company, invest in real estate, and became a major philanthropist for the Methodist Church. He gave $1 million dollars plus a land gift to Emory University, at that time a Methodist college. Asa's younger brother, Methodist Bishop Warren Akin Candler, became president of Emory. Candler also gave millions to what would later become Emory Hospital.