Edmund McIlhenny
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 the McIlhenny Company, which was the first to mass produce Tabasco sauce. 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.