Frank L. Sommer

Frank Lewis Sommer (1852 - 1912) was an American clerk for Townsend &amp; Wood, He eventually retired to become a baker. He was best known for his invention of the saltine cracker.
Early life.
Frank Lewis Sommer was born in Pennsylvania in 1852 and came to St. Joseph, Missouri in 1869. He began his career working as a clerk for Townsend &amp; Wood, but left to start his own baking business in 1873, marrying Carrie Pinger the same year. In 1876, F.L.