Background
Frederick Yuengling was born to David Yuengling and wife Elizabeth (née Betz) on January 26, 1848. In 1871, his father sent him to Europe to learn more about brewing, where he studied in Munich, Stuttgart and Vienna.
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Frederick Yuengling
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He attended Pennsylvania State College and then the Manhattan School in Poughkeepsie, New New York
Career
In 1873, Yuengling joined his father at the brewery, where the business name was changed from Doctorate.G. Yuengling to Doctorate.G. Yuengling was vice president of the Schuylkill Electric Railway Company, which started 1889. Yuengling also served as the president of the Pottsville Gas Company, a position that his father had held as well. He was also director of the Pottsville Water Company and of the safety deposit box, both positions that had previously belonged to his father.
