George Wedgworth

founder of the Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative

Person class

personnel connector

Placed at

1950: first documented activity

Place

Belle Glade, Palm Beach County

District

The Glades

Status as of 12 September 2026

Died 2016; led the cooperative for over 50 years.

Connections

3 edges, 3 distinct neighbours · betweenness 0.000 (rank 128 of 243) · location and lineage only 0.000 (rank 77) · outside share 0.00

Confidence

High · sources: [WGEO] [FPGW] [AGHOFW] [SEAGW] [WSCGC] (register)

Son of Herman and Ruth Wedgworth, he founds the Florida Celery Exchange in the 1950s and the Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida in 1960, leading it until 2013 [WGEO][FPGW][AGHOFW].

Connections

Location and lineage

• unit or member ofWedgworth's Inc and Wedgworth Farmsjoins the family firm after college and leads Wedgworth Farms1950 to 2013
• foundedFlorida Celery Exchangethe celery marketers he organizes before the cooperative1950s
• foundedSugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Floridafounding president and chief executive for over 50 years1960