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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 | + | 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>. |
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Revision as of 17:22, 17 November 2013
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. Josselyn took a year off to see Europe in subsequent years[2]. He built his Vinegrove estate in Woodside, designed by Bernard Maybeck[3].
References
- ↑ G.M. Josselyn and Co.: The Bay of San Francisco, " Vol. 2, pages 24-25, Lewis Publishing Co, 1892.
- ↑ Charles Josselyn returns to city: February 15, 1902 San Francisco Call
- ↑ Charles Josselyn house: Susan Cerny, An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area. 400 Kings Mountain Road, Woodside.