Chester Platt

Chester C. Platt (1869-1934) operated a drugstore in Ithaca, New York who was credited with the invention of the ice cream sundae. He was the owner of the Ithaca Democrat, the Batavia Times, and the Madison Wisconsin Leader. He was secretary to New York Governor William Sulzer, and was involved in Democratic state and national politics from 1910 to 1920. In Ithaca he was active in the Unitarian Church and in local politics.^[1]

References

^ "Guide to the Chester C. Platt Papers,1869-1934". Cornell University. Retrieved 2010-01-09. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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