George Roby Dempster, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Roby Dempster

American mayor

Date of Birth: 16-Sep-1887

Place of Birth: Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Date of Death: 18-Sep-1964

Profession: businessperson, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

George Roby Dempster (September 16, 1887 – September 18, 1964) was an American businessman, inventor, and politician, active primarily in Knoxville, Tennessee, during the first half of the 20th century.
Dempster is known for the invention of the Dempster-Dumpster, a now-commonly-used trash receptacle that can be mechanically emptied into garbage trucks.
During the 1910s and 1920s, the Dempster Brothers Construction Company, operated by Dempster and his brothers, built a number of roads and railroads across the Southern Appalachian region.
Dempster also served as a city manager and mayor of Knoxville, where he became known for his political battles with eccentric Knoxville businessman Cas Walker and Knoxville Journal editor Guy Smith, Jr.