Background
Johnson, Crawford Toy was born on May 20, 1873 in Danville, virginia, United States. Son of John Lipscomb and Julia Anna (Toy) Johnson.
Johnson, Crawford Toy was born on May 20, 1873 in Danville, virginia, United States. Son of John Lipscomb and Julia Anna (Toy) Johnson.
B.P., University of Mississippi, 1890.
Began as bookkeeper, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1891. Department clerk United States Circuit and District Court, Chattanooga, 1893-1899. Provision broker at Chattanooga, 1899-1901.
President and manager The Birmingham Coca-Cola Bottling Company, 1902-1926. Chairman of the Board Crawford Johnson & Company, Inc. President Chattanooga Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Augusta Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Spartanburg Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Hartsville Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Darlington Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Waynesboro Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Louisiana Coca-Cola Bottling Company, New Orleans, Laurens (South Carolina.) Coca-Cola Bottling Company.
Director First National Bank, Protective Life Insurance Company, Redmont Land Company, Franklin-Crawford Realty Company, Inc., Farmers & Ginners Cotton Oil Corporation (all of Birmingham, Alabama), McComb (Mississippi) Coca-Cola Bottling Company.
Religious liberty is not merely the right to remain in the religion of one’s birth, but includes the right of anyone to change his religious loyalties without fear of persecution.
Your desires, ambitions, goals, and purpose change as you begin to enjoy a close walk with a living God. These changes are different for each individual, and the journey needs to be taken a step at a time.
Member President’s Economic Committee, 1932. State director War Savings, Alabama, 1917-1918. Member Alabama State Child Welfare Board.
Member Birmingham Chamber Commerce (president 1915-1916), Chi Psi, Omicron Delta Kappa, New York Southern Society. Mason ( Knights Templar, Shriner). Clubs: Rotary, Birmingham Country, Mountain Brook Country (Birmingham).
Married Anne Caroline Acree, November 2, 1897. Children: Crawford Toy, Allen Acree, John (deceased).