Edmund McIlhenny | |
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| Born | 1815 Hagerstown, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | November 25, 1890 (aged 74–75) Avery Island, Louisiana, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1868–1890 |
| Known for | Founder of and chief executive of company McIlhenny, Manufacturer of Tabasco sauce |
| Spouse | Mary Eliza Avery |
| Family | John Avery McIlhenny (son) Edward Avery McIlhenny (son) |
Edmund McIlhenny (/ˈmækəlhɛni/; 1815 – 25 November 1890) was an American businessman and manufacturer who founded McIlhenny Company, which was the first to mass produce Tabasco sauce.[1][2] While company legend attributes the invention of the sauce to McIlhenny, plantation owner Maunsel White is said by some to have been the first to cultivate and make a sauce from tabasco peppers in the United States, and gave the recipe and pepper pods to his friend McIlhenny.[3][4]
- ^ "Diversity@Work Issue 6" (PDF). U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. March 2020.
- ^ Tabasco Sauce History and Lore thespruceeats.com. Retrieved 31 August 2021
- ^ Mark Robichaux, “Ingredients of a Family Fortune”, Oct. 10, 2007 in Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ^ Jean Andrews, Peppers: the Domesticated Capsicums, p. 121, 1995. ISBN 0-292-70467-4. Accessed July 1, 2018.