People
Name: Anheuser, Eberhard
Profession: Business Person
Born/Started: 1805
Died/Ended: May. 02, 1880
Description: Anheuser was the father-in-law of Adolphus Busch and his partner in the Anheuser-Busch brewery.
Born in Germany in 1805, he emigrated to Cincinnati in 1843, then moved on to St. Louis in 1845. Originally the owner of a soap factory, his career took a different turn in 1860 when he financed a loan for the struggling Bavarian Brewery. Adolphus Busch married Anheuser’s daughter, Lilly, in 1861 and began working at his father-in-law’s brewery in 1864. They formed a partnership in 1879 , changing the name of the brewery to the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association. Anheuser is buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
Structures & Places
Anheuser-Busch Brewery Complex
Soulard
Events
Anheuser buys brewery
Busch becomes partner in brewery
People
Anheuser-Busch Inc.
Reference
Encyclopedia of the History of St. Louis Volume 3
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