Abel Hoadley
Abel Hoadley  | |
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| Born | 10 September 1844 Willingdon, East Sussex, England  | 
| Died | 12 May 1918 (aged 73) | 
| Nationality | Australian | 
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| Spouse | 
  Susannah Ann Barrett 
      (m. 1868) | 
| Children | 14 | 
Abel Hoadley (10 September 1844 – 12 May 1918) was an English-born Australian businessman, confectioner, orchardist and manufacturer of jams and sauces, remembered today as establishing the company's that bear his name A. Hoadley and Company and the Hoadley Chocolate Company and inventing of the popular Australian chocolate honeycomb bar the Violet Crumble.