Background
Root, Chapman Jay was born on November 22, 1867 in Wayne county, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Jay Chapman and Mary Jane (Wood) Root.
Root, Chapman Jay was born on November 22, 1867 in Wayne county, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Jay Chapman and Mary Jane (Wood) Root.
Educational public schools, Ravenna, O.
Vice-president and treasurer Ravenna Glass Company, 1890-1891. Manager Cream City Glass Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1894-1899. Secretary North Baltimore Bottle Glass Company, 1899-1901.
Organizer, 1901, since president Root Glass Company, Terre Haute, Indiana.
President Orlando Investment Company. President Florida Coca-Cola Bottling Company.
Director The Coca-Cola Company, Owens-Illinois Glass Company, Continental Gin County, New York Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Saint Louis Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Kansas City Coca-Cola Bottling Company Director Rose Polytechnic Institute.
Mason (trustee Zorah Shrine Temple, at Terre Haute, Indiana), Elk. Clubs: Country (Terre Haute).
Married Ellen A. Ruffle, July 12, 1891.