Career
Adolphus Busch III was born on February 10, 1891. His father, August A. Busch, Senior, served as the Chief Executive Officer of Anheuser-Busch from 1913 to 1934. His mother was Alice Ziesemann.
He had four siblings, including August A. "Gussie" Busch, Junior.
Busch joined the family business of the Anheuser-Busch Company and developed its baker’s yeast operations into the nation"s leader. He served as its President from 1934 to 1946.
He died on August 29, 1946 at Barnes Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri of a cerebral hemorrhage.
