Colonel Sanders

Sanders in c. 1974

"Colonel" Harland David Sanders (September 9, 1890 – December 16, 1980) was an American entrepreneur. He started the company Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Sanders was born in Henryville, Indiana^[1] on September 9, 1890. He studied at Southern University. He was married to Josephine King until they divorced. He later married Claudia Price. Sanders had 3 children. Sanders died at age 90 on December 16, 1980 in Louisville, Kentucky from leukemia and pneumonia.

Colonel Sanders Media

Sanders (age 7) with his mother (1897)
Portrait of KFC founder Harland Sanders as a young man, circa 1914.
The world's first KFC franchise, located in South Salt Lake, Utah

References

↑ The Human Tradition in the New South By James C. Klotter 130

Other websites

Media related to Harland Sanders at Wikimedia Commons

Kentucky Fried Chicken Archived 2011-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
Harland "Colonel" Sanders at Find a Grave
Colonel Sanders on IMDb

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[1] The Human Tradition in the New South By James C. Klotter 130

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