Henry Uihlein

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Henry Uihlein (born May 13, 1844 in Wertheim ; † April 22, 1922 ) was a German brewer and president of the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company .

biography

Henry Uihlein was born as the second eldest of six sons of Josef Benedikt Ühlein and his wife Katharina Krug, who ran the Gasthaus zur Krone restaurant in Wertheim .

Henry Uihlein learned the brewing trade in Bavaria before emigrating to the USA in 1862 . There he worked for several years for various breweries in St. Louis and for the Kunz Brewing Company in Leavenworth . In 1871 he moved to Milwaukee and began working for the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company with his brothers August , Alfred and Edward . Henry's expertise in brewing was essential to the company's success.

He was president of the company between 1875 and 1916. In addition, he was active in finance and real estate as well as in other economic sectors.

Henry Uihlein died in 1922. His grave is at Forest Home Cemetery in Milwaukee .

family

Henry Uihlein married Helene Kreutzer (* October 4, 1849, † January 31, 1921). The marriage had seven children:

  • August Edward (1871--1938)
  • Emma (* 1873; † 1939)
  • Adele (* 1875; † 1892)
  • Laura (* 1877; † 1967)
  • George Edward (* 1880 - † 1950)
  • Meta (* 1884; † 1966)
  • Herman Alfred (* 1886; † 1942)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sussex-Lisbon Area Historical Society, Inc .: August Uihlein ( Memento of the original from March 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed June 13, 2013  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.slahs.org
  2. ↑ a b c Josiah Seymour Currey: History of Milwaukee, City and County , Volume 3, p. 52. Available online at Google Books , accessed June 13, 2013
  3. ^ Wisconsin History: Henry Uihlein (English), accessed June 13, 2013
  4. ↑ a b Find A Grave: Henry Uihlein (English), accessed on June 13, 2013
  5. ↑ Sussex-Lisbon Area Historical Society, Inc .: Henry Uihlein & Family ( Memento of the original from December 27, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed June 13, 2013  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.slahs.org
personal data
SURNAME Uihlein, Henry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Co-owner and director of the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company
DATE OF BIRTH May 13, 1844
PLACE OF BIRTH Wertheim
DATE OF DEATH April 22, 1922