Biographies
HERMANN MEESE
HERMANN MEESE was
born in the
In 1858, while still at his trade, Hermann Meese became the owner of a vineyard in Los Angeles county, and about three years later joined four other owners of vineyards at Anaheim, Los Angeles county, in establishing a wholesale wine business, with headquarters in San Francisco, under the name of United Anaheim Wine Growers’ Association, carrying on the business of selling and exporting California wines in furtherance of which a branch was established in Chicago, and a large trade gained through this branch until 1870 it joined the other business houses of Chicago in the memorable fire; this branch was discontinued and the shares of the other members of the business in San Francisco were bought by Hermann Meese and John Bach, and the business continued under the firm name of Bach, Meese & Co., until 1888, when Mr. Meese sold out his interest, and, the refinery having also discontinued, Mr. Meese retired from business.
In 1864 Hermann Meese was elected President of the German Evangelical
Lutheran St. Paulus Congregation, which office he
retained until 1879, when he moved to
Hermann Meese was married in 1853, in
Constant (now married), who after completing his education learned the machinist’s trade, was assistant manager of the Bay Sugar Refinery and then with John Clot established the Reliance Machine Works, which business they now carry on as clot, Meese & Co.
Edwin (now
married), after a three years’ course in an Eastern college, was for several
years bookkeeper in the Bay Sugar Refinery and is now in the insurance business
in
Walter (now married), who after his school education completed a course at Heald’s Business College, became engaged in the Bay Sugar Refinery, in the interest of which company he made a trip to San Salvador, Central America, remaining there one year, and upon his return was engaged as bookkeeper for Bach, Meese & Co., remaining with them seven years, when he established a wholesale wooden and willow ware business in Oakland, which he still retains, extending his business throughout Alameda county.
Hermann (now married),
a graduate of the high school, after a course at the
Emma (now Mrs.
Heinrich Stut), whose husband is a civil engineer
with headquarters in
Gustav (now married), a graduate of the high school and of the business college, was for several years head bookkeeper of a wholesale grocery business in san Francisco, and is now cashier and head bookkeeper of a wholesale wooden and willow ware business in Portland, Oregon.
Adolph, who after a
school education learned the printer’s trade and is now engaged as compositor
with a permanent firm in
Transcribed
by Cathi Skyles.
Source: "The
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