Milton Hershey

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Milton Hershey

• By Alexandria Sais CL-5

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Background Information

• Milton Hershey was born on September 3, 1857 in
  Pennsylvania.
• He was raised in a town known as Derry Church and
  he moved to Nine Points when he was 9 years
  old.
• He was the son of Victoria Fannie and Henry
  Hershey who were of the German and Swiss
  heritage.
• Milton had one sister. Her name was Serina
  Hershey. She was born in 1862 and she died in
  1867 at the age of four and a half.

His father Henry Hershey
His mother Victoria Hershey
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Miltons Education

• Education was very limited and if there was
• a school house near by it was only one room
• Milton only completed the fourth grade due to his
  familys moving from place to place.
• Milton took jobs as being an apprentice for candy
  makers that were set up by his mother and his
  father.
• In 1872, Milton was an apprentice to a Lancaster
  confectionery shop owned by Joseph Royer. Here,
  Milton discovered his skills in the candy
  business and his fondness towards it.

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Marriage

• On May 25, 1898 Milton Hershey married Catherine
  Sweeney.
• Their marriage was held at the St. Patricks
  Cathedral in New York City.
• In 1908 they moved into their new home that
  overlooked the Hershey factory.

Hersheys wife Catherine Sweeney
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The Lancaster Caramel Company

• In the 1880s, Milton created
• the Lancaster Caramel
• Company and borrowed the
• money to do this from his
• friend Harry Lebkicher.
• The company made him
• very rich and very fast due to the help of
  Lebkicher, his parents, and his many workers.
• In 1900, Milton sold the company for 1 million.
  He decided that he wanted to concentrate more on
  the chocolate business.

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A New Formula

• Milton went back home in 1903 to build a new
  factory.
• He had large supplies of fresh milk, and used his
  advantages to produce his fine milk chocolate.
• In 1905, the worlds largest chocolate
  manufacturing plant was complete.

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Establishments

• In 1909 Milton and his wife Catherine opened a
  school for orphan boys.
• Milton has opened another school known at the
  Milton S. Hershey Testamentary Trust. This school
  provided education and nurture to more than 1,100
  needy boys and girls in the grades of
  Kindergarten all the way through 12th grade.

The opening of the Milton S. Hershey Testamentary
Trust
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Establishments

• In 1935 the M. S. Hershey Foundation was created.
  This provided education to local residents and
  supported several places including The Hershey
  Museum, Hershey Gardens, and The Hershey Theatre.
• In 1963 Milton also created the Milton S. Hershey
  Medical Center that brought education to
  thousands.
• By 1967, medical degrees were already awarded to
  2,182 doctors.

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Death

• On October 13, 1945 Milton Hershey passed away.
• He died at 1000am at the Hershey Hospital.
• His funeral was held at the Hershey Industrial
  School and the ceremony took place in the
  auditorium.
• He was buried in the
• Hershey Cemetery.

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Famous Chocolates

• Milton introduced the following chocolates
• Hersheys Kisses
• Mr. Goodbar
• The Krackel Bar
• The famous Hersheys
• Chocolate

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Work Cited

• Coyle, Millie Landis. Milton Snavely Hershey.
  2006. May 17, 2008. lthttp//www.hersheyhistory.
  org/milton.htmlgt
• Milton S. Hershey. May 17, 2008.
• lt http//www.hersheypa.com/town_of_hershey/h
  istory/gt
• Shapiro, Phil. The Story of Milton Hershey. 1995.
  May 17, 2008. lthttp//www.his.com/pshapiro/milto
  n.hershey.htmlgt