Isaac Edward Emerson | |
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| Born | July 24, 1859 Chatham County, North Carolina |
| Died | January 23, 1931 (aged 71) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina |
| Known for | Creating Bromo-Seltzer |
| Spouses | Emelie Askew Dunn
(m. 1880; div. 1911)Anne Preston McCormack
(m. 1911–1931) |
| Children | Margaret Emerson Margaret "Daisy" Dunn; Ethel Preston McCormack |
| Relatives | Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr. (grandson) George Washington Vanderbilt III (grandson) Gloria Baker (granddaughter) |
Captain Isaac Edward Emerson (1859–1931) was a wealthy American businessman, socialite, and seaman. He is most notable for having created the headache remedy Bromo-Seltzer upon which his great wealth was based and the reason he was known as the "Bromo-Seltzer King".