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'''Charles Josselyn''' was a San Francisco businessman born in 1847. His father had built up a ship's chandlery business<ref>G.M. Josselyn and Co.: [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~npmelton/sfbjoss.htm The Bay of San Francisco], " Vol. 2, pages 24-25, Lewis Publishing Co, 1892.</ref>. | '''Charles Josselyn''' was a San Francisco businessman born in 1847. His father had built up a ship's chandlery business<ref>G.M. Josselyn and Co.: [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~npmelton/sfbjoss.htm The Bay of San Francisco], " Vol. 2, pages 24-25, Lewis Publishing Co, 1892.</ref>. | ||
| − | In 1895, Charles helped found the [[Great Western Can Company]], which was merged into the [[American Can Company]] in 1900. Josselyn took a year off to see Europe in subsequent years<ref>Charles Josselyn returns to city: [http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SFC19020215.2.146 February 15, 1902 San Francisco Call]</ref>. He built his Vinegrove estate in Woodside, designed by Bernard Maybeck<ref>Charles Josselyn house: Susan Cerny, [http://books.google.com/books?id=FkVQx6MWa8MC&lpg=PA75&ots=OzRRZBMHWy&dq=charles%20josselyn%20san%20francisco&pg=PA75#v=onepage&q=charles%20josselyn%20san%20francisco&f=false An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area]. 400 Kings Mountain Road, Woodside.</ref>. | + | In 1895, Charles helped found the [[Great Western Can Company]], which was merged into the [[American Can Company]] in 1900<ref>American Can Company: in [http://books.google.com/books?id=Y3QgAQAAMAAJ&lpg=RA10-PA17&ots=QWD109qEy3&dq=%22charles%20josselyn%22%20canning&pg=RA10-PA17#v=onepage&q=%22charles%20josselyn%22%20canning&f=false The Age Of Steel (Iron and Machinery World?], March 16, 1901.</ref>. Josselyn took a year off to see Europe in subsequent years<ref>Charles Josselyn returns to city: [http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SFC19020215.2.146 February 15, 1902 San Francisco Call]</ref>. |
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| + | Josselyn was also a member of the creditor committee for Code, Elfelt, and Company when the company hit financial troubles in 1897<ref>Future of the Firm: Committee of Code, Elfelt, & Co's Creditors Will Report To-Morrow: [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1897-08-01/ed-1/seq-8/ August 1, 1897 San Francisco Call]. Anglo-California Bank suddenly revoked the company's line of credit, leading to questions about whether the company could continue.</ref>. | ||
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| + | He built his Vinegrove estate in Woodside, designed by Bernard Maybeck<ref>Charles Josselyn house: Susan Cerny, [http://books.google.com/books?id=FkVQx6MWa8MC&lpg=PA75&ots=OzRRZBMHWy&dq=charles%20josselyn%20san%20francisco&pg=PA75#v=onepage&q=charles%20josselyn%20san%20francisco&f=false An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area]. 400 Kings Mountain Road, Woodside.</ref>. | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:34, 27 November 2014
| Charles Josselyn | |
| Born | 1847 |
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| Employer | Great Western Can Company |
| Occupation | businessman |
Charles Josselyn was a San Francisco businessman born in 1847. His father had built up a ship's chandlery business[1].
In 1895, Charles helped found the Great Western Can Company, which was merged into the American Can Company in 1900[2]. Josselyn took a year off to see Europe in subsequent years[3].
Josselyn was also a member of the creditor committee for Code, Elfelt, and Company when the company hit financial troubles in 1897[4].
He built his Vinegrove estate in Woodside, designed by Bernard Maybeck[5].
References
- ↑ G.M. Josselyn and Co.: The Bay of San Francisco, " Vol. 2, pages 24-25, Lewis Publishing Co, 1892.
- ↑ American Can Company: in The Age Of Steel (Iron and Machinery World?, March 16, 1901.
- ↑ Charles Josselyn returns to city: February 15, 1902 San Francisco Call
- ↑ Future of the Firm: Committee of Code, Elfelt, & Co's Creditors Will Report To-Morrow: August 1, 1897 San Francisco Call. Anglo-California Bank suddenly revoked the company's line of credit, leading to questions about whether the company could continue.
- ↑ Charles Josselyn house: Susan Cerny, An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area. 400 Kings Mountain Road, Woodside.