Carl Nicholas Karcher was an American businessman who founded the Carl's Jr.
11 Facts About Carl Karcher
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Leo Carl Karcher's grandparents immigrated from Belgium; Anna Maria Kuntz was of German ancestry.
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Carl N Karcher moved to Anaheim, California, where his uncle ran a small business.
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Carl Karcher was hired by his uncle and worked for him for three years, and later dropped that job to work at a bakery as a delivery boy which increased his weekly salary by $6.
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Carl Karcher was investigated and sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission for insider trading after allegedly telling family members to sell their stock in advance of a poor earnings report.
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Carl Karcher served as chairman and CEO of the company until its own board of directors voted him out in 1993 after years of infighting over strategy.
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Carl Karcher died on January 11,2008, from complications of Parkinson's disease, at age 90, just five days before he would have turned 91.
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Carl Karcher was a devout Catholic and an active member of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
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Carl Karcher attended mass daily at St Boniface Catholic Church in Anaheim prior to going to work at his office.
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Carl Karcher was a lifelong supporter of conservative causes and was known to lead the Pledge of Allegiance to the American flag at the beginning of CKE board meetings.
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Carl Karcher was an early supporter of John Schmitz, a Republican and member of the John Birch Society, who represented Orange County in the California State Senate and later Congress.