Charles Josselyn

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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

  1. G.M. Josselyn and Co.: The Bay of San Francisco, " Vol. 2, pages 24-25, Lewis Publishing Co, 1892.
  2. Charles Josselyn returns to city: February 15, 1902 San Francisco Call
  3. Charles Josselyn house: Susan Cerny, An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area. 400 Kings Mountain Road, Woodside.