United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, 33.77153, -84.22641United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.387981851/1929In 1916 Candler was elected as a reform mayor to sort out Atlanta's chaotic fiscal situation. At this point he handed over control of most of his business enterprises, including The Coca-Cola Company, to his children.Photograph of Asa Griggs Candler, founder of the Coca-Cola Company. In this head and shoulders portrait, he wears a suit and tie and faces forward. Candler was also a banker and real estate developer and was noted for his philanthropy. His best-known philanthropy was in the form of a personal check for $1 million, donated to defray the costs of establishing Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia as a Southern Methodist institution.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/asa-candler-1851-1929Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/asa-candler-1851-1929Forms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaBusinessmen--Georgia--AtlantaPhilanthropists--Georgia--AtlantaBankers--Georgia--AtlantaReal estate developers--Georgia--AtlantaMen--Georgia--AtlantaEmory UniversityCoca-Cola CompanyBusinesspeople--Georgia--AtlantaCandler, Asa Griggs, 1851-1929Asa Griggs CandlerStillImage