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Franklin Clarence Mars as a student at the Breck School in Wilder, Minnesota in 1899-1900. Franklin Mars was born on September 24, 1883, in Walden Township, Pope County, Minnesota. [1] He learned how to hand-dip chocolate candy as a child from his mother Alva, who entertained him while he had a mild case of polio. [2]
The Mars family is an American family that owns the confectionery company Mars Inc. In 1988, the family was ranked as the richest family in the United States of America by Fortune magazine. It has since been surpassed by the Walton family and the Koch family, and was ranked as the third richest family in America in 2016. [1]
John Franklyn Mars (born October 15, 1935) is an American businessman and heir. He is the chairman of Mars, Inc. As of November 2023, Bloomberg Billionaires Index estimated his net worth at US$46.4 billion, ranking him the 24th-richest person in the world (tied with his sister Jacqueline ).
Mars was born March 21, 1904, in Wadena, Minnesota, the only child of Franklin Clarence Mars, the founder of the Mars Candy Company, and his first wife Ethel Gale Mars (née Kissack; 1882-1980). He was raised by his maternal grandparents in North Battleford Saskatchewan , Canada, [2] after his parents' divorce when he was just a child.
Ethel V. Mars. Ethel Veronica Mars ( née Healy; June 1884 – December 25, 1945) was an American businesswoman and racehorse owner. She was Ethel Veronica Healy prior to her marriage in 1910 to Franklin Clarence Mars, the founder of the Mars Candy company. In 1930, she and her husband purchased a 2,800 acre property in Giles County, Tennessee ...
Franklin Clarence Mars, whose mother taught him to hand dip candy, sold candy by age 19. He started the Mars Candy Factory in 1911 with Ethel V. Mars, his second wife, in Tacoma, Washington . [18] This factory produced and sold fresh candy wholesale, [17] but ultimately the venture failed [19] [20] because there was a better established ...
Milky Way Farm Manor House, May 2014. / 35.31028°N 87.03750°W / 35.31028; -87.03750. Milky Way Farm in Giles County, Tennessee, is the former estate of Franklin C. Mars, founder of Mars Candies. The property is named for the company's Milky Way candy bar. [2] During the Great Depression, the estate was the largest employer in Giles ...
Deborah Adair Clarke. [3] (div. in early 2010) Forrest Edward Mars Jr. (August 16, 1931 – July 26, 2016) was an American heir and businessman. He was the eldest son of Audrey Ruth (Meyer) and Forrest Mars Sr., and the grandson of Frank C. Mars, the founder of Mars, Incorporated. He served as Co-President of the confectionery company from 1975 ...