Adolph B. Spreckels
Businessperson, Organization founder
1857 – 1924
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Who was Adolph B. Spreckels?
Adolph Bernard Spreckels was a California businessman who ran Spreckels Sugar Company and who donated the California Palace of the Legion of Honor art museum to the city of San Francisco in 1924. His wife Alma was called the "great grandmother of San Francisco".
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- Born
- Jan 5, 1857
- Also known as
- Adolph Spreckels
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Alma de Bretteville Spreckels
(1908/05/11 - 1924/06/28)
- Alma de Bretteville Spreckels
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- San Francisco
- Died
- Jun 28, 1924
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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