City: Chattanooga
LUPTON, John Thomas, manufacturer and lawyer; born Frederick County, Va., March 6, 1862; son Jonah J. and Rebecca (Lee) LUPTON; English and Scotch-Irish descent; educated Roanoke College, Va., and University of Virginia; graduate of Roanoke College A. B. 1882, A. M. 1887, and B. L. University of Virginia 1886; married Elizabeth Olive PATTEN, November 14, 1889; member Φ E Δ College Fraternity, Mountain City, Calumet, Chattanooga Golf and Country Clubs of Chattanooga and some foreign clubs; practiced law for six months in Bedford City, Va.; moved to Chattanooga in September, 1887; practiced law for four years, then became Vice-President and Treasurer of Chattanooga Medicine Company and has been in manufacturing business since; member First Presbyterian Church.
