Adolphus Busch III
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| Adolphus Busch III |
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1891
St. Louis, Missouri, USA  |
| Died |
August 29, 1946(1946-08-29)
St. Louis, Missouri, USA |
| Occupation |
Brewing Executive |
| Parents |
August A. Busch, Sr.Alice Ziesemann |
Adolphus Busch III (1891 – August 29, 1946) was a brewing magnate who was the President and CEO of Anheuser-Busch from 1934-1946. He was the grandson of Adolphus Busch, the founder of the company and the oldest of 5 children of August A. Busch, Sr.. His younger brother August A. "Gussie" Busch, Jr. succeeded him as President and CEO.
[edit] Biography
He was born in 1891. He turned the company’s baker’s yeast operations into the nation’s leader, a position it held until this subsidiary was sold in 1988. He died on August 29, 1946 at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri of a cerebral hemorrhage.[1]
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1891 |
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St. Louis, Missouri, USA |
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August 29, 1946 |
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St. Louis, Missouri, USA |
