Frederick Pabst (March 28, 1836-January 1, 1904) was an American brewer, born in Saxony, Germany. In 1848, he emigrated with his parents to Chicago. There he became, first a hotel waiter, then a cabin-boy on a Lake Michigan steamer. Eventually, he became a captain of one of these vessels. In this last capacity, he met a German, Phillip Best, the owner of a small but prosperous brewery founded in 1844 in Milwaukee, and married his daughter. Wikipedia
Upon returning to Milwaukee, Jacob made the first real estate purchase on Chestnut Street Hill, the present site of Pabst Brewing Company today. www.americanbreweriana.org/history/pabst.htm
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