Phillip Best

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Phillip Best (born October 26, 1814 in Mettenheim , † 1869 in Altenglan ) was a German brewer and president of the Phillip Best Brewing Company, which later became known as the Pabst Brewing Company .

Life

Best's father was the brewer Jacob Best . In 1842 Best's brothers Jacob and Charles emigrated to the United States and settled in Kilbourntown, Milwaukee . Two years later, his father decided to follow suit with the rest of the family.

Together the family ran the Empire Brewery , which was soon renamed Best and Company (also Best and Sons ). In addition to beer, whiskey and vinegar were also made. However, the family soon began to focus on making beer.

In 1850, the sons Charles and Lorenz left the company to set up their own brewery, which later became known as the Miller Brewing Company under the direction of Frederick Miller . When Best's father retired in 1853, he took over the brewery. Six years later he renamed it the Phillip Best Brewing Company .

In the 1860s, Best handed over management to his sons-in-law Frederick Pabst and Emil Schandein , who each bought half of the shares in the brewery. Under Pabst and Schandein the company became the successful Pabst Brewing Company .

In addition to serving the brewery, Best was a major general in the Wisconsin State Militia. He also worked in finance.

Best died in Altenglan in 1869 while on a trip to Europe . He was buried in Landstuhl .

family

Phillip Best and Anna Maria had two daughters and a son:

  • Maria Best (born May 16, 1842 Mettenheim; † Oct. 3, 1906 Milwaukee) ∞ Frederick Pabst
  • Elizabetha / Lisette Best (* Sept. 4, 1848 Wisc.), From 1866 ∞ Emil Schandein
  • Heinrich / Henry Best (born Feb. 20, 1853 Milwaukee)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d James Terry White: The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography , p. 307, available online at Google Books , accessed June 20, 2013
  2. ↑ Thomas William Herringshaw: Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century , p. 108, available online on Google Books , accessed June 20, 2013
  3. ^ Pabst Brewery History , accessed June 20, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Best, Phillip
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Best, Philip
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Head of the Phillip Best Brewing Company
DATE OF BIRTH October 26, 1814
PLACE OF BIRTH Mettenheim
DATE OF DEATH 1869
Place of death Altenglan