Edmund McIlhenny
American businessman (1815-1890) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Edmund McIlhenny (/ˈmækəlhɛni/; 1815 – 25 November 1890) was an American businessman and manufacturer who founded McIlhenny Company, which was the first to mass produce Tabasco sauce.[1][2] While company legend attributes the invention of the sauce to McIlhenny, plantation owner Maunsel White is said by some to have been the first to cultivate and make a sauce from tabasco peppers in the United States, and gave the recipe and pepper pods to his friend McIlhenny.[3][4]
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Born | 1815 (1815) Hagerstown, Maryland, U.S. |
Died | November 25, 1890(1890-11-25) (aged 74–75) Avery Island, Louisiana, U.S. |
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Years active | 1868–1890 |
Known for | Founder of and chief executive of company McIlhenny, Manufacturer of Tabasco sauce |
Spouse | Mary Eliza Avery |
Family | John Avery McIlhenny (son) Edward Avery McIlhenny (son) |
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