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Alma de Bretteville Spreckels
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1881 – 1968
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Who was Alma de Bretteville Spreckels?
Alma de Bretteville Spreckels was a wealthy socialite and philanthropist in San Francisco, California. She was known both as "Big Alma" and "The Great Grandmother of San Francisco". Among her many accomplishments, she persuaded her first husband, sugar magnate Adolph B. Spreckels, to donate the California Palace of the Legion of Honor to the city of San Francisco.
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- Born
- Mar 24, 1881
San Francisco - Spouses
- Adolph B. Spreckels
(1908/05/11 - 1924/06/28)
- Adolph B. Spreckels
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- San Francisco
- Died
- Aug 7, 1968
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on July 23, 2013
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