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Charles Elmer Hires
American businessman (1851–1937) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Charles Elmer Hires (August 19, 1851 – July 31, 1937) was an American pharmacist and an early promoter of commercially prepared root beer. He founded the Charles E. Hires Co., which manufactured and distributed Hires Root Beer.[1]
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