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| name = Sam Jessup | | name = Sam Jessup (D) | ||
| photo = Sam Jessup.JPG | | photo = Sam Jessup.JPG | ||
| caption = | | caption = Jessup | ||
| office1= Councilor<br/>[[Charlottesville City Council]] | | office1= Councilor<br/>[[Charlottesville City Council]] | ||
| district1 = At- | | district1 = At-large | ||
| party1 = | | party1 = Nonpartisan | ||
| election1 = | | election1 = June 14, 1932 | ||
| term_start1 =September 1, | | term_start1 =September 1, 1932 | ||
| term_end1 = | | term_end1 =August 31, 1936 | ||
| preceded1 = | | preceded1 =[[Fred L. Watson]] (D) | ||
| succeeded1 = | | succeeded1 =Sam Jessup (D) | ||
| office2= | | office2= Councilor<br/>[[Charlottesville City Council]] | ||
| district2 = | | district2 = At-large | ||
| term_start2 = | | term_start2 = September 1, 1936 | ||
| term_end2 = | | term_end2 =August 31, 1939 | ||
| preceded2 = | | preceded2 = Sam Jessup (D) | ||
| succeeded2 = | | succeeded2 =[[Charles P. Nash]] (D) | ||
| birth_date = June 9, 1877 | | birth_date = June 9, 1877 | ||
| date_of_death = July 20, 1960 | | date_of_death = July 20, 1960 | ||
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| children = | | children = | ||
| residence = | | residence = City of Charlottesville | ||
| alma_mater = | | alma_mater = | ||
| profession = | | profession = Business | ||
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'''Samuel | '''Samuel Ambrose Jessup''' (“Mr S.A.” as he became known by friends and colleagues; 1877-1960) was a businessman and served eight years on the Charlottesville City Council (1936 to 1939).<ref>{{cite-progress-lindsay|title=Sam Jessup:Beyond the success of his Pepsi bottling business, he served on City Council for eight years |url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/business/sam-jessup-beyond-the-success-of-his-pepsi-bottling-business/article_22898d54-3004-11e7-9a5c-cb888f533a57.html|author=Bob Gibson|pageno=1|publishdate=May 3, 2017|printdate=May 3, 2017|accessdate=July 20, 2019}}</ref> | ||
Founder of the [[Charlottesville Pepsi Cola Bottling Co.]] and the [[Monticello Dairy]]. At times, Jessup and his children ran various businesses - a dairy and ice cream plant, a bus company, an insurance business, a laundry, a beer franchise and a cigar company. | Founder of the [[Charlottesville Pepsi Cola Bottling Co.]] and the [[Monticello Dairy]]. At times, Jessup and his children ran various businesses - a dairy and ice cream plant, a bus company, an insurance business, a laundry, a beer franchise and a cigar company. | ||
==Business interests== | ==Business interests== | ||
*[[Charlottesville Pepsi Cola Bottling Co.]] In 1908, Jessup obtained a license to bottle the 10-year-old soda product. Its many related products remains the principle family business with annual sales of 8.5 million cases a year and 362 current employees. | *[[Charlottesville Pepsi Cola Bottling Co.]] In [[1908]], Jessup obtained a license to bottle the 10-year-old soda product. Its many related products remains the principle family business with annual sales of 8.5 million cases a year and 362 current employees. | ||
:: Pepsi-Cola was originally created and developed in 1893 by Caleb Bradham, a young pharmacist in New Bern, North Carolina, who owned a drug store with a soda fountain. | :: Pepsi-Cola was originally created and developed in [[1893]] by Caleb Bradham, a young pharmacist in New Bern, North Carolina, who owned a drug store with a soda fountain. | ||
*[[Monticello Dairy]]: Established in [[1912]] in a small room in Jessup’s bottling works on Fourth Street between Main and Water streets and later moved to Grady Avenue with more than 300 employees and a delivery fleet of 124 trucks and trailers. | *[[Monticello Dairy]]: Established in [[1912]] in a small room in Jessup’s bottling works on Fourth Street between Main and Water streets and later moved to Grady Avenue with more than 300 employees and a delivery fleet of 124 trucks and trailers. | ||
*[[Virginia Stage Lines]], later [[Virginia Trailways]], purchased in [[1926]], grow into a 385-employee business with routes across most of Virginia and into North Carolina and Washington, D.C. | *[[Virginia Stage Lines]], later [[Virginia Trailways]], purchased in [[1926]], grow into a 385-employee business with routes across most of Virginia and into North Carolina and Washington, D.C. | ||
*[[City Laundry]] | *[[City Laundry]] | ||
*Anheuser-Busch beer franchise (sold to the Sieg family in the 1960s). | *Anheuser-Busch beer franchise (sold to the Sieg family in the 1960s). | ||
=== | ===Riverview Cemetery=== | ||
In 1936 Samuel Jessup, purchased a majority of Riverview stock, and became president of the company. His son Claude Jessup took over ownership following his death and ran the company until 1986. Riverview is still privately owned | In [[1936]] Samuel Jessup, purchased a majority of Riverview stock, and became president of the company. His son [[Claude Jessup]] took over ownership following his death and ran the company until [[1986]]. As of 2019, Riverview Cemetery is still privately owned. | ||
==Public life== | ==Public life== | ||
Jessup won election to the city council, along with [[George T. Huff]] and [[Shelton S. Fife]], in the [[1932 election]] and took office on September 1, [[1932]]. He was re-elected in the [[1936 election]]. Jessup's last day on the city council was August 31, [[1939]] at the close of the fiscal year. | |||
==Early life, family, death== | ==Early life, family, death== | ||
Jessup’s father died when he was 5. He became an entrepreneur as a teenager, buying a small tobacco farm and starting a general store and a post office before moving from Patrick County to Martinsville in 1904 and then to Charlottesville four years later. | Jessup’s father died when he was 5. He became an entrepreneur as a teenager, buying a small tobacco farm and starting a general store and a post office before moving from Patrick County to Martinsville in [[1904]] and then to Charlottesville four years later. | ||
Jessup was the father of five children. | Jessup was the father of five children. | ||
Internment in the family plot at [[Riverview Cemetery]]. | |||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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Councilor
Charlottesville City Council |
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Electoral District | At-large | |
Term Start | September 1, 1932 | |
Term End | August 31, 1936 | |
Preceded by | Fred L. Watson (D) | |
Succeeded by | Sam Jessup (D) | |
Councilor
Charlottesville City Council |
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Electoral District | At-large | |
Term Start | September 1, 1936 | |
Term End | August 31, 1939 | |
Preceded by | Sam Jessup (D) | |
Succeeded by | Charles P. Nash (D) | |
Biographical Information
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Date of birth | June 9, 1877 | |
Date of death | July 20, 1960 | |
Place of death | Charlottesville, VA | |
Residence | City of Charlottesville | |
Profession | Business |
Samuel Ambrose Jessup (“Mr S.A.” as he became known by friends and colleagues; 1877-1960) was a businessman and served eight years on the Charlottesville City Council (1936 to 1939).[1]
Founder of the Charlottesville Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. and the Monticello Dairy. At times, Jessup and his children ran various businesses - a dairy and ice cream plant, a bus company, an insurance business, a laundry, a beer franchise and a cigar company.
Business interests
- Charlottesville Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. In 1908, Jessup obtained a license to bottle the 10-year-old soda product. Its many related products remains the principle family business with annual sales of 8.5 million cases a year and 362 current employees.
- Pepsi-Cola was originally created and developed in 1893 by Caleb Bradham, a young pharmacist in New Bern, North Carolina, who owned a drug store with a soda fountain.
- Monticello Dairy: Established in 1912 in a small room in Jessup’s bottling works on Fourth Street between Main and Water streets and later moved to Grady Avenue with more than 300 employees and a delivery fleet of 124 trucks and trailers.
- Virginia Stage Lines, later Virginia Trailways, purchased in 1926, grow into a 385-employee business with routes across most of Virginia and into North Carolina and Washington, D.C.
- City Laundry
- Anheuser-Busch beer franchise (sold to the Sieg family in the 1960s).
Riverview Cemetery
In 1936 Samuel Jessup, purchased a majority of Riverview stock, and became president of the company. His son Claude Jessup took over ownership following his death and ran the company until 1986. As of 2019, Riverview Cemetery is still privately owned.
Public life
Jessup won election to the city council, along with George T. Huff and Shelton S. Fife, in the 1932 election and took office on September 1, 1932. He was re-elected in the 1936 election. Jessup's last day on the city council was August 31, 1939 at the close of the fiscal year.
Early life, family, death
Jessup’s father died when he was 5. He became an entrepreneur as a teenager, buying a small tobacco farm and starting a general store and a post office before moving from Patrick County to Martinsville in 1904 and then to Charlottesville four years later. Jessup was the father of five children. Internment in the family plot at Riverview Cemetery.
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- ↑ Web. Sam Jessup:Beyond the success of his Pepsi bottling business, he served on City Council for eight years, Bob Gibson, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, May 3, 2017, retrieved July 20, 2019. Print. May 3, 2017 page 1.