Primary Name: Caro, Jules B.
Filed as: caro_jules_b
Also known as: Jules B. Caro
Occupation / Association: Businessman; Wholesale Broker; Cannery Owner; Charter Member, Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6
Born: 1871, San Francisco, California
Died: April 24, 1933, Seattle, Washington
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Associated places: San Francisco California; Juneau Alaska; Dawson Yukon; Auk Bay Alaska; Seattle Washington
Keywords: Jules B Caro, J B Caro, Auk Bay Cannery owner, Alaska wholesale brokerage
Biography
Jules B. Caro was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo No. 6.
Caro was born in 1871 in San Francisco, California. He went to Alaska early in 1898, first arriving in Juneau and later traveling to Dawson during the Klondike Gold Rush. He represented the Joseph Myers Tobacco Company and Kreielsheimer Bros. during this period.
Around 1900, he entered into business with Charles E. Hooker, formerly of Kelly, Clark & Company. From that time forward, Caro became head of the firm's wholesale brokerage business, which he developed into one of the largest establishments of its kind in the Territory of Alaska.
Caro also had interests in the Alaska cannery industry. He purchased the Auk Bay Cannery from the John Carlson Company and operated it as part of his expanding business ventures.
Jules B. Caro died in Seattle, Washington, on April 24, 1933.
Sources
Alaska Weekly, March 3, 1933; Ferrell, Ed. Biographies of Alaska-Yukon Pioneers 1850–1950, Volume 1, p. 55 (May 1, 2009)
Tags: Jules B Caro, Juneau Men's Igloo No 6, Auk Bay Cannery, Alaska business pioneers, Alaska wholesale trade, Juneau Alaska history