| Dave Edgerton AKA David Russell Edgerton, Jr. Born: 26-May-1927
Birthplace: Lebanon, PA
Died: 3-Apr-2018
Location of death: Miami, FL
Cause of death: Accident - Fall
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Business Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Co-Founder of Burger King Military service: US Army Dave Edgerton originally inquired about obtaining a Dairy Queen franchise in 1954, then changed his mind and bought the rights to open a restaurant to be called "Insta Burger" in Miami, with a concept centered on an innovative mechanical burger-cooking machine. Edgerton drew a picture of a fictional 'King' and re-named his restaurant Insta Burger King, but business was slow and the burger-cooking machine broke down whenever business picked up. His fellow Cornell alumnus James W. McLamore became a business partner three months after the first restaurant opened, and they dumped both "Insta" from the name and the unreliable cooking machine for a better machine of their own design. Burger King had 274 locations when the company was sold to Pillsbury in 1967, and the chain now has about 11,000 restaurants in more than 60 nations. In Australia, because 'Burger King' was already trademarked by a carry-out restaurant in Adelaide, the chain is known as Hungry Jack's. Father: David Russell Edgerton (hotel operator)
Mother: Blanche Berger
Sister: Jane Edgerton Johnson (d.)
Wife: Kerstin Anderson (stewardess, m. 1968, div. 1972)
University: Cornell University (two years)
University: Northwestern University (dropped out)
Burger King Co-Founder & Vice President (1954)
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