Joseph Christoffel Hoagland (June 19, 1841 - December 8, 1899) was the president of the Royal Baking Powder Company

Royal Baking Powder Company

The Royal Baking Powder Company was one of the largest producers of baking powder in the US. It was started by Joseph C. Hoagland in 1866....

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Biography

He was born on June 19, 1841 in Ohio to Andrew Hoagland, and he had a brother, Cornelius Hoagland (1828–1898). In 1865 he married Caroline C. Matlack and they had a son, John A. Hoagland.

He had an acrimonious split with his business partner, William Ziegler

William Ziegler

William Ziegler was an American industrialist who was one of the founders of the Royal Baking Powder Company. He ended up suing his partners in a bitter legal battle. His other interests were organizing Arctic expeditions and yachting.-Biography:He was born in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, of...

in 1888. He died on December 8, 1899.