Claus Spreckels, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Claus Spreckels

American rail entrepreuner

Date of Birth: 09-Jul-1828

Place of Birth: Lamstedt, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 26-Dec-1908

Profession: entrepreneur

Nationality: United States, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Claus Spreckels, formally Adolph Claus J.
Spreckels (July 9, 1828 – December 26, 1908), (his last name has also been misspelled as Spreckles), 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.