George Edward King

George Edward King (November 3, 1851, Macon, Georgia - Mar 1934, Atlanta) was a prominent Atlanta hardware mogul. He made his fortune building up the King Hardware Company. He bought up at least four major competitors from the first decade of the 1900s through the 1920s. King had his mansion in the Inman Park neighborhood of Atlanta.

References

Franklin M. Garrett, Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events, 1880s-1930s

v t e Inman Park neighborhood, Atlanta
Events	Atlanta freeway revolts Battle of Atlanta
People	Asa Griggs Candler Phil Haralson Joel Hurt Samuel M. Inman Joseph Forsyth Johnson George Edward King Robert Winship Ernest Woodruff
Places	Beath-Dickey House Callan Castle (Candler mansion) Copenhill Dad's Garage Theatre Company Freedom Park General Pipe and Foundry Company Inman Park–Moreland Historic District Kriegshaber House (Wrecking Ball Brewpub) Krog Street Market Krog Street Tunnel Little Five Points North Highland Avenue
Transportation	Atlanta & Edgewood Street Railroad Edgewood Avenue Freedom Parkway Inman Park/Reynoldstown MARTA station I-485 (proposed freeway through Inman Park) Streetcars in Atlanta

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