Today is the birthday of Kasper George Schmidt (February 20, 1833-December 10, 1898). He opened the William Siebert & Kaspar Schmidt Brewery in Chicago in 1860, but by 1866 it was known as the K.G. Schmidt Brewery.
Here’s a biography from the Encyclopaedia of Biography of Illinois.
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I wonder if Schmidt’s of Philadelphia had any connection to him.
My great grandfather George w kellner married Schmidt s daughter Barbara and managed the brewery until the sale. I still have the German beer steins that KG gave them as a wedding present.