Aaron Fleishhacker

Aaron Fleishhacker (February 4, 1820 – February 19, 1898) was a Kingdom of Bavaria–born American businessman who founded paper box manufacturer, A. Fleishhacker & Co. He had been active during the Gold Rush with the formation of Comstock silver mines.

Biography Aaron Fleishhacker was born on February 4, 1820, to a Jewish family in Kingdom of Bavaria.

In 1845, he immigrated to the United States, first settling in New Orleans, where he opened a retail store and then briefly to New York City before moving to San Francisco in 1853. and then either founded or purchased the Golden Gate Paper Box Company which then was renamed A. Fleishhacker & Co.

The Fleishhacker Pool, the Fleishhacker Playfield, and the Mother’s Building (or Delia Fleishhacker Memorial Building) was a complex that included a large public saltwater swimming pool in San Francisco, as well as public wading pool for children, and a sports field; which was dedicated to the family. Fleishhacker was a founding member of Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco.

Personal life In 1857, he married Deliah Stern of Albany, New York; they had eight children, six of whom survived to adulthood: Carrie Fleishhacker Schwabacher (married to Ludwig Schwabacher), Emma Fleishhacker Rosenbaum (married to Sigmund D. Rosenbaum), Mortimer Fleishhacker (1866–1953), Herbert Fleishhacker (1872–1957), Belle Fleishhacker Scheeline (married to Solomon C. Scheeline), and Blanche Fleishhacker Wolf (married to Frank Wolf).