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Milton S. Hershey
Milton Snavely Hershey was an American chocolatier, businessman, and philanthropist.
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business · American chocolatier (1857–1945) · entrepreneur · also Milton S. Hershey, Milton Snavely Hershey, Milton Hershey, Hershey
Born 13 September 1857 · Died 13 October 1945 · Q737720
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2026· 1 entry
2025· 1 entry
Snopes.com rated the claim “The founder of The Hershey Chocolate Company, Milton Hershey, founded a boarding school for orphaned boys.” True.
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2003· 1 entry
Awarded Labor Hall of Honor (2003).
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1995· 1 entry
The United States Postal Service issued a 32-cent stamp for Milton S
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1972· 1 entry
Awarded Candy Hall of Fame (1972).
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1963· 1 entry
When the board of the trust went to the Dauphin County Orphans Court with the cy-près doctrine (cy près is a French phrase meaning "As close as possible")
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1951· 2 entries
In 1951, the school was renamed the Milton Hershey School.
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The school was renamed the Milton Hershey School
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1945· 1 entry
Died 1945-10-13.
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1939· 1 entry
The Hershey plant was capable of producing 100,000 ration bars a day
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1935· 1 entry
Hershey established the M
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1927· 1 entry
A Hershey milk chocolate bar appeared in a scene in Wings, the first film to receive the Academy Award for Best Picture
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1923· 1 entry
Hershey transferred the land for the cemetery for $1
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1919· 1 entry
Hershey moved Catherine's body from Philadelphia to Hershey Cemetery
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1918· 2 entries
Hershey transferred the majority of his assets, including control of the company, to the Milton Hershey School Trust fund, to benefit the Hershey Industrial School
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In 1918, Hershey transferred the majority of his assets, including control of the company, to the Milton Hershey School Trust fund, to benefit the Hershey Industrial School.
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1912· 1 entry
The Hersheys were booked to travel on the maiden voyage of the British luxury liner RMS Titanic
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1907· 1 entry
And the Hershey's Bar with almonds was introduced in 1908
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1900· 2 entries
Purchased what is thought to be Lancaster's first automobile, an electric Riker delivery vehicle, and painted "Hershey's Cocoa" on each side
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And proved so popular that he was able to build his own company town of Hershey, Pennsylvania
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1898· 1 entry
Hershey married Catherine Elizabeth "Kitty" Sweeney (b
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1895· 1 entry
Patented a machine for cutting candy, and in 1898 he adopted the "baby-in-the-bean" trademark, which the company used in various forms until 1968
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1883· 1 entry
And started the Lancaster Caramel Company, which became a success
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1876· 1 entry
Moved to Philadelphia to start his first confectionery business
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1871· 1 entry
Milton Hershey left school and was apprenticed to a local printer, Sam Ernst, who published a German-English newspaper
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1857· 2 entries
To Henry and Veronica "Fanny" (née Snavely) Hershey
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Born 1857-09-13.
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