Newspaper publisher. Charles published a theater guide/advertiser, the Daily Dramatic Chronicle, which he and his brother Michael developed into the Chronicle newspaper. Charles was shot and killed in his Chronicle office by a political rival. Michael was shot but not killed by Adolph Spreckels for publishing unflattering articles. Michael collected art and established San Francisco's de Young Museum. Spreckels cofounded the Legion of Honor Museum (with his wife). In 1972 the two museums were merged to become the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
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