Colonel Sanders
Sign in to saveAmerican entrepreneur (1890-1980) who founded KFC
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- Grass Roots Co-President's Campaign, Create 2,500,000 Disciples of America
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His secret blend of herbs and spices is largely considered the most significant chicken-related discovery of the past century. He is considered a legend among chicken enthusiasts. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Colonel+Sanders">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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Key facts
- Born
- Harland David Sanders , ( 1890-09-09 ) September 9, 1890, Henryville, Indiana , U.S.
- Died
- December 16, 1980 (1980-12-16) (aged 90), Louisville, Kentucky , U.S.
- Resting place
- Cave Hill Cemetery
- Education
- La Salle Extension University
- Occupations
- Businessman restaurateur entrepreneur
- Years active
- 1930–1980
- Known for
- Founding Kentucky Fried Chicken
- Spouses
- Josephine King ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1909 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1947 ) Claudia Price ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1949 )
- Branch
- United States Army
- Service years
- 1906–1907
- Rank
- Private
- Unit
- Wagoner
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Harland David Sanders (September 9, 1890 – December 16, 1980), commonly known as Colonel Sanders, was an American entrepreneur and founder of fast food chicken restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC). He later acted as the company's brand ambassador and symbol. His name and image are still symbols of the company today.
Sanders held a number of jobs in his early life, such as being a steam engine stoker, insurance salesman, and filling station operator. He began selling fried chicken from his roadside restaurant in North Corbin, Kentucky, during the Great Depression. During that time, Sanders developed his "secret recipe" and his patented method of cooking chicken in a pressure fryer. Sanders recognized the potential of the restaurant franchising concept, and the first KFC franchise opened in South Salt Lake, Utah, in 1952. When his original restaurant closed, he devoted himself full-time to franchising his fried chicken throughout the country.
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