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Charles Browne Fleet

Charles Browne Fleet

Charles Browne Fleet (September 18, 1843 – May 12, 1916) was a pharmacist and inventor of the laxative and chapstick.[1][2][3] His company, C.B. Fleet, was founded in Lynchburg, Virginia, and still operates producing laxatives, douches, micro-enemas, and other products of the sort.[1]

A native of King and Queen County, Virginia, Fleet studied at Columbian College until the advent of the American Civil War, at which point he enlisted in the Confederate Army. He then moved to Charlottesville, Virginia, living there for a time before moving to Lynchburg. He served as Secretary of the Virginia Pharmaceutical Association for twenty-three years.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "A Company Built on Caring". Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc. Jun 27, 2017. Retrieved Dec 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Carpenter, Wanda (December 1, 2015). "A Tinkering Pharmacist, an Artist, and "The World's Smartest Investment"". Lynchburg Museum.
  3. ^ "The Story of Chapstick". Chapstick. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018.
  4. ^ "English: Charles Browne Fleet (1843-1916) biography in the Virginia Pharmacist". Dec 4, 1916. Retrieved Dec 4, 2020 – via Wikimedia Commons.


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