Claus Spreckels

Claus Spreckels
Born	(1828-07-09)July 9, 1828 Lamstedt, Lower Saxony, Germany
Died	December 26, 1908(1908-12-26) (aged 80) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Occupation	Industrialist
Known for	Founder of Spreckels Sugar Company
Spouse	Anna Christina Mangels (1829-1910)
Children	13, five lived to adulthood: John Diedrich (1853-1926), Adolph Bernard (1857-1924), Claus August (1858-1946), Rudolph (1872-1958), Emma Claudina Spreckels Hutton (1870-1924), Edward (1874-1876)
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Adolph Claus J. Spreckels^{[notes 1]} (July 9, 1828 – December 26, 1908) was a major industrialist in Hawai'i during the kingdom, republican, and territorial periods of the islands' history. He also involved himself in several California enterprises, most notably the company that bears his name, Spreckels Sugar Company.

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