Background
The son of Liborius Breithaupt, a tanner, and Catherine Goetze, he was born in Allendorf, Kurhessen, was educated in Germany and learned the tanner"s trade.
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Louis Breithaupt
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He served as mayor of Berlin from 1879 to 1880. Breithaupt came to Buffalo, New York with his family in 1844. He operated a tannery in partnership with his father.
After his father"s death, he took on a partner and continued in business until 1861, when he sold his share and moved to Berlin.
His tannery in Berlin was destroyed by fire in 1867 and 1870, but Breithaupt rebuilt each time.
