page_title: See's Candies
section_title: See family
hierarchical_section_title: See's Candies / See family
caption_attribution_description: English: zh:西九龍Union Square圓方商場 en:See's Candies shop
context_page_description: See's Candies is an American manufacturer and distributor of candy, particularly chocolates. It was founded by Charles See, his wife Florence, and his mother Mary in Los Angeles, California in 1921. The company is now headquartered in South San Francisco, California. See's kitchens are located at its headquarters and maintained at its original factory in Los Angeles, where there are also retail shops. It also has an office in Carson, California. The company has been owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Corporation since 1972.
context_section_description: Charles Alexander See II was born in Gananoque, Ontario, Canada and came to California in 1921. He came with his wife, Florence, with whom he had three children: Laurance Alexander See (1912–1969), Margaret M. See (1913–1961) and Charles B. "Harry" See (1921–1999), who was born after they arrived in the U.S. They lived in Pasadena, California and Charles A. See II worked as a druggist.  Matriarch Mary See had been born on Howe Island, Ontario, Canada, and eventually moved back to the town of Gananoque, Ontario, where she and her husband had lived.  She died there in 1939 and is buried with her husband at Willowbank Cemetery.
  Laurance A. See's 1962 divorce from his wife Elizabeth led to a landmark community property ruling by the California Supreme Court.
caption: See's Candies shop in Hong Kong
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