From the ArcaMax Publishing, The Culinary World, with Chef James Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/chefjames/s-344471-326180
The modern process of making granulated sugar was invented by Jean
Etienne Bore. He was born in America, educated in France, served as a
member of the household guard of King Louis XV, grew indigo in
Louisiana, and when the crop failed in 1794-95 he planted sugar cane
and developed the process for making granulated sugar from sugar cane.
Courtesy of FoodReference.com.