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Spreckels family of San Francisco, California

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Claus Spreckels (1828-1908) — also known as "The Sugar King of Hawaii"; "His Royal Saccharinity" — Born in Lamstedt, Germany, July 9, 1828. Republican. Sugar magnate; candidate for Presidential Elector for California. German ancestry. Died in San Francisco, Calif., December 26, 1908 (age 80 years, 170 days). Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.

		Relatives: Married to Anna Christina Mangels; father of John Diedrich Spreckels and Adolph Bernard Spreckels.
		Political family: Spreckels family of San Francisco, California.
		The community (former company town) of Spreckels, California, is named for him. — The community (former company town) of Spreckelsville, Hawaii, is named for him. — Claus-Spreckels-Strasse, a street in Lamstedt, Germany, is named for him.
		See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

John Diedrich Spreckels (1853-1926) — also known as John D. Spreckels — of San Francisco, Calif.; Coronado, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C., August 16, 1853. Republican. Founder and president, Oceanic Steamship Company; president, Western Sugar Company; owned the Hotel de Coronado, the San Diego Electric Railway, newspapers in San Francisco and San Diego; built the San Diego and Arizona Railway, from San Diego to Calexico; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1896, 1924; member of Republican National Committee from California, 1896. German ancestry. Died in Coronado, San Diego County, Calif., June 7, 1926 (age 72 years, 295 days). Entombed at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.

		Relatives: Son of Claus Spreckels and Anna Christina (Mangels) Spreckels; brother of Adolph Bernard Spreckels; married 1877 to Lillie C. Siebein.
		Political family: Spreckels family of San Francisco, California.
		The Spreckels Theatre, in San Diego, California, is named for him. — Spreckels Elementary School, in San Diego, California, is named for him. — Spreckels Park, in Coronado, California, is named for him. — The Spreckels Organ Pavilion, an outdoor performance venue, in Balboa Park, San Diego, California, is named for him and his brother.
		See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Adolph Bernard Spreckels (1857-1924) — also known as Adolph B. Spreckels — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., January 5, 1857. Republican. President, Spreckels Sugar Company; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1884; angered by an article in the San Francisco Chronicle, on November 19, 1884, he shot and badly wounded the paper's publisher, M. H. de Young; arrested and charged with attempted murder; pleaded temporary insanity; tried in 1885 and found not guilty; president, San Francisco and San Mateo Electric Railway; vice-president, Western Sugar Company; vice-president, Oceanic Steamship Company. German ancestry. Died, from pneumonia and syphilis, in San Francisco, Calif., June 28, 1924 (age 67 years, 175 days). Entombed at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.

		Relatives: Son of Claus Spreckels and Anna Christina (Mangels) Spreckels; brother of John Diedrich Spreckels; married to Alma de Bretteville.
		Political family: Spreckels family of San Francisco, California.
		Spreckels Lake, in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, is named for him. — The Spreckels Organ Pavilion, an outdoor performance venue, in Balboa Park, San Diego, California, is named for him and his brother.
		See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

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