David Edgerton

For the British historian of the same name, see David Edgerton (historian).
David Edgerton
Born
David Russell Edgerton Jr.

(1927-05-26)May 26, 1927
Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedApril 3, 2018(2018-04-03) (aged 90)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationEntrepreneur
Known forCo-founding Burger King with James McLamore

David Russell Edgerton Jr. (May 26, 1927 – April 3, 2018)[1] was an American entrepreneur and co-founder of Burger King, in what would become the second-largest burger chain after McDonald's.[2] After serving as a manager of another restaurant, Howard Johnson's, on March 1, 1954, he opened a franchise outlet of the restaurant chain Insta Burger King in Miami, Florida. On June 1 of the same year, he met fellow restaurateur James McLamore and the two founded the Burger King Corporation. After leaving Burger King, he went on to start Bodega, a steakhouse restaurant.[3]

  1. ^ Cornell Society of Hotelmen (1953). Directory of the Cornell Society of Hotelmen. Ithaca, N.Y: The Society. p. 308.
  2. ^ Hershey, Robert D. Jr (2018-04-16). "David Edgerton, a Founder of Burger King, Is Dead at 91". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  3. ^ Smith, Andrew F. (August 2006). Encyclopedia of junk food and fast food. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-313-33527-3. Retrieved 6 April 2011.