The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY. 119. ^;>-^tr^ ^.^^tc^i:^ BECHTEIi, Georgfe, brewer and presidentialelector, was born in Germany in 1840, and duringhis infancy was brought to America. In
The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY. 119. ^;>-^tr^ ^.^^tc^i:^ BECHTEIi, Georgfe, brewer and presidentialelector, was born in Germany in 1840, and duringhis infancy was brought to America. In 1851 heentered the grammar school of Columbia college,and after completing his education at that institutionbegan an apprenticeship in the breweiy which hisfather had established at Sta-pleton, S. I., in 1858. He wassuperintendent from 1860-65,and while occupying that po-sition established the first icehouse in the East. In 1865 herented the property from hisfather, and in 1870 became theproprietor. The original build-ing soon became too small forthe rapidly growing business,and it was torn down and thepresent elegant structure erect-ed on the site. In 1876 his beerreceived the cent*nnial exhi-bition medal, and in 1877 themedal of the Gambrinus verein,in 1878 one from the Paris ex-hibition, and in 1879 he wasawarded the prize at the Sydneyfair in New South Wales. During the negro riotsin 1861 he sheltered a number of the houselesspeopl
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