William D. Orthwein | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 9, 1841 |
| Died | 1925 (aged 83–84) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse | Emily H. Thuemmler |
| Children | Frederick C. Orthwein Percy Orthwein William R. Orthwein |
| Parent(s) | Frederick Charles Orthwein Louise Lidle |
| Relatives | Charles F. Orthwein (brother) William R. Orthwein Jr. (grandson) |
William David Orthwein (February 9, 1841 - 1925) was a German-born American Civil War veteran and grain merchant in St. Louis, Missouri.
William David Orthwein was born on February 9, 1841, in Stuttgart, Wurtemberg, Germany. [1] [2] His father was Frederick Charles Orthwein and his mother, Louise Lidle. He had a brother, Charles F. Orthwein. [1] [3]
Orthwein emigrated to the United States in 1860, arriving in Lincoln, Illinois, to work as a salesman. [1] In 1862, he joined his brother in St. Louis, Missouri, to work for his grain commission business, Haenshen & Orthwein. [1] Meanwhile, he served in the Union Army during the American Civil War of 1861–1865. [1]
After the war, Orthwein resumed work for Haenshen & Orthwein. [1] By 1870, he worked for his brother's grain shipping firm, Orthwein & Mersman (co-founded by Charles F. Orthwein and Joseph J. Mersman), [3] up until 1879. [1] The firm shipped grains to Europe from St. Louis, via New Orleans, Louisiana, and Galveston, Texas. [1] In 1879, it became known as Orthwein Brothers, [3] and it was in business until 1893. [1]
Orthwein founded the William D. Orthwein Grain Company in 1893. [1] It was "the oldest grain firm in St. Louis." [1] He hired his son Frederick to work with him until 1900, when he retired. [1]
Orthwein also served as the president of the St. Louis Victoria Flour Mills. [1] He served as the Vice President of the Manufacturers Railway Company, while Adolphus Busch served as its president. [4] He served on the Boards of Directors of the Mississippi Valley Trust Company, the Kinloch Telephone Company, [1] and the St. Louis Merchants Exchange. He was a member of the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce. [1]
Orthwein married Emily H. Thuemmler on June 9, 1870. [1] [5] Around 1900, they built the Orthwein Mansion at 15 Portland Place in St. Louis and lived there for a quarter-century. [5]
Orthwein was a member of the Log Cabin Club and the Union Club, two private members' clubs in St. Louis, Missouri. [1] He donated to the Mullanphy Emigrant Relief Fund. [1]
Orthwein died in 1925, [6] leaving an estate of about US$2 million (about $33,400,000 today [7] ). [6]
Jay Cooke was an American financier who helped finance the Union war effort during the American Civil War and the postwar development of railroads in the northwestern United States. He is generally acknowledged as the first major investment banker in the United States and creator of the first wire house firm.
Hammons Field is a minor league baseball stadium located in Springfield, Missouri, with a capacity of 7,986 plus approximately 2,500 general admission seating. The facility, funded entirely by local businessman, hotel mogul and benefactor John Q. Hammons, is the centerpiece of the midtown development project, Jordan Valley Park, on the corner of Sherman Avenue and Trafficway Boulevard. Completed in April 2004, it is home to the Springfield Cardinals, the Texas League affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals as well as the Missouri State University Bears.
The Family Arena is a multi-purpose arena in St. Charles, Missouri, built in 1999.
Plaster Stadium is a 17,500-seat football stadium located in Springfield, Missouri. It is home to the Missouri State Bears football team.
The St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre is an amphitheater located in St. Louis, Missouri. The theatre seats 11,000 people with about 1,500 free seats in the last nine rows that are available on a first come, first served basis.
Houck Stadium is an 11,015-seat multi-purpose stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It opened in 1930 and was named after famous Missouri resident Louis Houck. Today it is home to the Southeast Missouri State University Redhawks football team and women's soccer team.
James Busch Orthwein was an American heir and business executive. He owned the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL) from 1992 to 1993. After unsuccessfully attempting to move the franchise to his home city of St. Louis, he sold the Patriots to Robert Kraft in 1994.
Chaifetz Arena, is a 10,600 seat multi-purpose arena in St. Louis, Missouri located on the Saint Louis University campus. The arena began construction on August 28, 2006 and opened on April 10, 2008.
The history of slavery in Missouri began in 1720, predating statehood, with the large-scale slavery in the region, when French merchant Philippe François Renault brought about 500 slaves of African descent from Saint-Domingue up the Mississippi River to work in lead mines in what is now southeastern Missouri and southern Illinois. These were the first enslaved Africans brought in masses to the middle Mississippi River Valley. Prior to Renault's enterprise, slavery in Missouri under French colonial rule had a much smaller scale compared to elsewhere in the French colonies. Immediately prior to the American Civil War, there were about 100,000 enslaved people in Missouri, about half of whom lived in the 18 western counties near the Kansas border.
William Robert Orthwein was an American sportsman, attorney, business executive and political activist.
The Evens & Howard Fire Brick Company was a manufacturer of fire bricks, sewage pipe and gas retorts in what is now the Cheltenham neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. It was founded formally in 1855 as the Cheltenham Fireclay Works and achieved sales as far away as Quebec and Africa. One source dates the beginning of the company back to 1837, but under different owners. In 1855, the works were owned by Charles Chouteau. The firm was incorporated in 1867 when Evens & Howard took possession of it. At the time of its operation, it was one of the oldest manufacturers of fire bricks in St. Louis. At one point, its grounds covered 133 acres (54 ha). According to one report, the mining was done below ground by "pick and blast". In 1904, clay extraction took place at three mines: two in St. Louis and one in Glencoe, Missouri. The company had an extensive equipment network of cars and tracks to bring clay to the plant. Evens & Howard's offices were located on Market Street in St. Louis.
Jean Ferdinand Rozier was a French-American businessman whose partners included naturalist John James Audubon as immigrants to the United States and later, lead mogul Firmin Rene Desloge.
Aloe Plaza is a small park and plaza in St Louis, directly in front of Union Station; it is the western terminus of the St. Louis Gateway Mall.
Firmin Vincent Desloge II was an American industrialist lead mining pioneer in the disseminated lead fields of the Southeast Missouri Lead District and member of the Desloge family in America.
Frederick C. Orthwein was an American businessman from St. Louis, Missouri.
Percy Orthwein was an American heir and business executive in advertising from St. Louis, Missouri, United States.
Charles F. Orthwein was a German-born American businessman from St. Louis, Missouri.
The Memorial to the Confederate Dead is a Confederate memorial in Missouri.
Old Warson Country Club is a country club located in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1953, it hosted the 1971 Ryder Cup and the 2009 U.S. Women's Amateur Golf Championship. The golf course was designed by Robert Trent Jones.
The Kieselhorst Piano Company was an American vendor of pianos and publisher of sheet music that operated from 1879 to 1930 in Saint Louis, Missouri.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)