- Adolphus Busch III
Infobox Person
name = Adolphus Busch III
image_size = 150px
caption = President and CEO ofAnheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., 1934-1946
birth_date = 1891
birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, USA flagicon|United States
death_date = death date|1946|8|29|mf=y
death_place = St. Louis, Missouri, USA flagicon|United States
occupation = Brewing Executive
spouse =
parents =August A. Busch, Sr. Alice Ziesemann
children =Adolphus Busch III (1891 –
August 29 ,1946 ) was a brewing magnate who was the President andCEO ofAnheuser-Busch from 1934-1946. He was the grandson ofAdolphus Busch , the founder of the company and the oldest of 5 children ofAugust A. Busch, Sr. . His younger brother August A. "Gussie" Busch, Jr. succeeded him as President and CEO.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 inSt. Louis, Missouri of a cerebral hemorrhage.References
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New York Times ;August 30 ,1946 ; . Active in Other Fields.St. Louis, Missouri ,August 29 ,1946 . Adolphus Busch 3rd, president ofAnheuser Busch , Inc., brewery, died today at Barnes Hospital of a cerebral hemorrhage....
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