John Cadbury

Entrepreneur

Birthday August 12, 1802

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace England

DEATH DATE May 11, 1889 (86)

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About

Chocolate entrepreneur who created the modern chocolate bar and founded Cadbury plc.

Before Fame

He suffered early exclusion from top universities because of his Quaker religion.

Trivia

He also founded the animal rights group that would later become the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Family Life

He married Candia Barrow, his second wife, in 1831. He had six children: John, Richard, Maria, George, Joseph, Edward, and Henry.

Associated With

He helped lead the modern chocolate era, much like his American counterpart Frank Mars.