brewer, business executive, b. Wertheiman-Main, Baden, Germany. He migrated to the U.S. and to Milwaukee in 1850, where he attended the German-English Academy. Uihlein also attended St. Louis Univ. in Missouri (1855-1857), and after leaving school, was employed in the Uhrig brewery in St. Louis (1857-1867). Returning to Milwaukee in 1867, he entered the service of the Joseph Schlitz (q.v.) brewery, and on the death of Schlitz in 1875, control of the firm passed into the hands of August Uihlein and his brothers, all of whom were nephews of the brewery's original founder, August Krug. (Krug's widow, Anna Maria, had married Joseph Schlitz in 1858). When Mrs. Schlitz died in 1887, the Uihlein brothers acquired complete ownership of the enterprise. August Uihlein was secretary and chairman of the board (1874-1911), and was also prominently identified with banking, real estate, and many other Milwaukee enterprises. Interested in blooded racing stock, he maintained a large stock farm at Truesdell, near Kenosha, and was the owner of the famous trotting-horse champion, "Harvester." Noted for his local philanthropy, Uihlein donated large sums to the German-English Academy and to the Milwaukee Public Library. He died while visiting in Germany. His brother, HENRY UIHLEIN, b. Baden, Germany, learned the brewing business in his native land, and in 1862 migrated to the U.S. He worked for several years in various breweries in St. Louis, Mo., and Leavenworth, Kansas, and in 1871 moved to Milwaukee, where he joined his brothers in managing the Joseph Schlitz brewery. He was president (1875-1916) of the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co., and was prominently identified with banking, real estate, and the various other business ventures of his family. ALFRED EUGENE UIHLEIN, the third brother, was also born in Baden, Germany. He migrated to the U.S. in 1867, worked for a time in St. Louis, Mo., Carrollton, Ill., and Leavenworth, Kansas, and in 1871 moved to Milwaukee. He was superintendent of the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co. (1874-1916), and in 1916 succeeded his brother Henry as president of the firm, serving in this capacity until his retirement in 1926. Like his brothers, he was also identified with numerous business enterprises in Milwaukee, as well as civic and charitable organizations. E. B. Usher, Wis. (8 vols., Chicago, 1914); R. S. Maxwell, E. L. Philipp . . . (Madison, 1959); F. L. Holmes, et al., eds., Wis. (5 vols., Chicago, 1946); Milwaukee Journal, Oct. 12, 1911, Apr. 23, 1922, Feb. 21, 1935.Learn More
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