The Muscogee (Creek) Nation & Captain Irwin Dennard
Chances are the year 1826 doesn’t strike a deep historical chord in most Americans. But to the people at the S.S.S. Company, it’s one of the most significant dates in history. For it was in 1826 that the mighty Muscogee (Creek) Nation bequeathed a treasured remedy of theirs, now known as S.S.S. Tonic, to Captain Irwin Dennard of Perry, Georgia as a reward for having saved the life of one of their Chieftains.
Captain Dennard sold the formula to Colonel Charles T. Swift who also lived in Perry, Georgia. Colonel Swift formed a partnership with Colonel H.J. Lamar of Macon, Georgia to bottle and sell the Tonic. In 1873, Colonel H.J. Lamar, foreseeing Atlanta as the Metropolis of the south, the manufacturer of S.S.S. Tonic was moved to Atlanta. According to the Companys’ History, the S.S.S. stood for Swift’s Southern Specific in the earlier years.
Officers and Directors
1879 - 1942
Directors
| Name | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
H. J. Lamar | December 25, 1896 | |
C. T. Swift | December 30, 1890 | |
L. W. Hunt | July 31, 1880 | |
J.W. Rankin | February 25, 1892 | |
H.J. Lamar II | June 14, 1897 | |
Jno. G. Burckhardt | November 6, 1912 | |
W. A. Loyless | August 10, 1894 | |
W. D. Lamar | July 1, 1919 | |
Mrs. Fannie L. Rankin | June 13, 1899 | |
Mrs. Lane S. Swift | June 13, 1893 | |
H.J. Lamar II | July 3, 1909 | |
Mrs. Lane S. Swift (Mrs. Huntley, 1900) | January 4, 1922 | |
Mrs. Fannie L. Rankin (Mrs. Cately 1904) | Jan 25, 1922 | |
R. L. Hood, Jr. | January 27, 1915 | |
Henry J. Lamar III | January 20, 1919 | |
Shorter Rankin | December 20, 1918 | |
C. L. Getely | January 28, 1920 | |
B. D. Lamar | September 11, 1941 | |
Warren Roberts | January 4, 1922 | |
Eli S. Shorter | January 4, 1922 | |
E. H. Cone | July 22, 1941 | |
W. W. Banks | July 1, 1926 | |
Judge A. S. Powell | ||
M. C. King | ||
L. D. Ricks | Jan 25, 1939 | |
Warren Roberts | ||
F.D. Subank | ||
F. B. Cranberry | ||
J.C. Bagwell | ||
Henry J. Lamar IV |