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  1. Major James Lide Coker (January 3, 1837, in Society Hill, South Carolina – June 25, 1918, in Hartsville, South Carolina) was a businessman, merchant, industrialist, Christian philanthropist, [1] [2] [3] and Civil War veteran, and the founder of Sonoco Products Company and Coker College. He was called "The Major" after his service in the ...

  2. James Lide Coker, widely known as "the Major", was the son of Caleb and Hannah Lide Coker. He was educated at The Citadel, and prior to starting his career in agriculture, he attended Harvard for a year to study the scientific principles of farming.

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  4. Apr 15, 2016 · Businessman, entrepreneur, philanthropist. Son of Caleb Coker and Hannah Lide, Coker was born on January 3, 1837, near Society Hill, where his father was a planter and a merchant. He was educated at the local St. David’s Academy, the Citadel, and Harvard. At Harvard he spent 1857 studying with Louis Agassiz and Asa Gray to better prepare ...

  5. Jan 7, 2022 · James Lide Coker was born to Caleb Coker, a planter and merchant, and his wife Hannah Lide, in 1837. After attending St. David’s Academy, Coker attended The Citadel and Harvard University, where he focused on agricultural management. When he was twenty-three, Coker married Susan Stout. Just a year after they were married, the Civil War […]

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    James Lide Coker. Wikimedia Commons. (1837-1918) Son of Caleb Coker and Hannah Lide, Coker was born in Darlington County, SC. He married Susan Stout and they had four sons. During the Civil War, Coker organized and was assigned as Captain to the 9th South Carolina Regiment. After being wounded in Battle of Chickamauga and being pomoted to rank ...

  7. Sonoco was established in 1899 as Southern Novelty Company by Charlie Coker's great-grandfather, Major James Lide Coker, in partnership with W. F. Smith. They capitalized the company at $6,000, and Major Coker served as president. The company's primary product was paper cones for yarns used in textile mills. There were six customers.

  8. Apr 15, 2016 · Coker was the eldest son of James Lide Coker and Susan Stout. He was born at Society Hill on November 23, 1863, as his father lay seriously wounded in Chattanooga following serious injury in the Battle of Lookout Mountain. The senior Coker survived the war and began to develop various business enterprises in Hartsville and Darlington County.

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