| 词条 | Joel Owsley Cheek |
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| name = Joel Owsley Cheek | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = December 8, 1852 | birth_place = Burkesville, Kentucky, U.S. | death_date = December 14, 1935 | death_place = Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | residence = 209 Louise Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | nationality = | other_names = | known_for = | education = | alma mater = Transylvania University | employer = | occupation = Businessman, philanthropist | title = | salary = | networth = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | boards = | religion = | spouse = Minnie Ritchey | children = 11 | parents = | relatives = | box_width = }} Joel Owsley Cheek (December 8, 1852 - December 14, 1935) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was the founder of the Maxwell House coffee brand. Early lifeCheek was born on December 8, 1852 in Burkesville, Kentucky.[1][2] He attended Transylvania University in 1868.[1][2] CareerCheek began his career as a schoolteacher for two years.[1][2] He subsequently became a peripatetic salesman for the Webb Wholesale Grocery Company Tennessee and Kentucky.[1] Cheek invested in the company, and it became known as Cheek, Webb & Co..[1] With investors L. T. Webb, J. J. Norton and J. W. Neal, Cheek opened a coffee shop in Downtown Nashville in 1901.[1] They persuaded the owners of the Maxwell House Hotel to serve their coffee, and they use the name of the hotel as their coffee brand.[1] They began using the slogan "good to the last drop" in 1917.[1] In 1928, Cheek sold the brand to Postum Co. for $42 million; it was subsequently purchased by General Foods.[1] However, he was featured in Maxwell House advertisements until his death.[1] Philanthropy{{expand-section|date=May 2018}}Cheek "gave away much of his fortune to educational institutions, civic improvement campaigns, recognized charities and other worthy causes."[3] Personal life, death and legacyCheek married Minnie Ritchey in 1873.[1][2] He had eleven children.[4] He resided in Nashville, Tennessee: first at 513 Woodland Street in East Nashville and later 209 Louise Avenue near Centennial Park and Vanderbilt University.[4] His cousins were the owners of Cheekwood, which later became a museum.[1] Cheek was a Christian, and "a strong advocate of prohibition.[3] He never smoked or drank.[3] Cheek died on December 14, 1935 in Jacksonville, Florida.[4] His portrait hangs in the Cumberland County Library.[5] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 {{cite news|last1=Walter|first1=Jeff|title=Maxwell House-Cheekwood saga began with young teacher in debt|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/113620227/?terms=%22Joel%2BOwsley%2BCheek%22|work=The Tennessean|date=July 22, 2003|page=48|via=Newspapers.com|registration=yes}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cheek, Joel Owsley}}{{US-business-bio-stub}}{{philanthropist-stub}}2. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|last1=Crawford|first1=Byron|title=Coffee ended grind for traveling salesman|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/107076063/?terms=%22Joel%2BOwsley%2BCheek%22|accessdate=May 10, 2018|work=The Courier-Journal|location=Louisville, Kentucky|date=February 15, 1985|page=3|via=Newspapers.com|registration=yes}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite news|title=Joel Cheek, 83, Coffee King, Is Called By Death|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/353282740/?terms=%22joel%2Bcheek%22|work=The Leaf-Chronicle|location=Clarksville, Tennessee|date=December 14, 1935|page=1|via=Newspapers.com|registration=yes}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite news|title=Coffee Merchant Dies|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/100256638/?terms=%22Joel%2BOwsley%2BCheek%22|accessdate=May 10, 2018|work=The Cincinnati Inquirer|location=Cincinnati, Ohio|date=December 15, 1935|page=12|via=Newspapers.com|registration=yes}} 5. ^{{cite news|last1=Waggener|first1=Ed|title=He's Everywhere in Cumberland County, KY: Joel Owsley Cheek . . .|url=http://www.columbiamagazine.com/photoarchive.php?photo_id=69263|accessdate=May 10, 2018|work=Columbia Magazine|date=October 28, 2016}} 7 : 1852 births|1935 deaths|People from Burkesville, Kentucky|People from Nashville, Tennessee|Transylvania University alumni|Businesspeople from Tennessee|Philanthropists from Tennessee |
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