Frank D. Yuengling (September 27, 1876 – January 29, 1963) was an American businessman, the president and owner of the

Pottsville, Pennsylvania Pottsville is a city and the county seat of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 13,346 at the 2020 census, and is the principal city of the Pottsville, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city lies along the wes ...

brewer,

Yuengling D. G. Yuengling & Son (), established in 1829, is the oldest operating brewing company in the United States. In 2018, by volume of sales, it was the largest craft brewery, sixth largest overall brewery and largest wholly American-owned brewery i ...

Early life

Frank D. Yuengling was born on September 27, 1876, the son of

Frederick Yuengling Frederick Yuengling ( ) (January 26, 1848 – January 2, 1899) was an American businessman and the second president and owner of America's oldest brewery, D. G. Yuengling & Son. Personal life Frederick Yuengling was born to David Yuengling ...

and his wife Minna, and was educated at

Princeton University Princeton University is a private university, private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial ...

Career

Following his father's death in 1899, he took over the running of the brewery, borrowed $500,000, and slowly bought out the other family members, with he and his mother living on $50 a month until the debt was repaid. He ran the company until his death in 1963.

Personal life

In 1913, he had a large three-storey home built in Pottsville, now known as the Frank D. Yuengling Mansion. He had a son

Richard Yuengling Sr. Richard L. Yuengling Sr. (July 16, 1915 – 1999) was an American businessman, the president and sole owner of the Pottsville, Pennsylvania brewer, Yuengling. He was born in Pottsville on July 16, 1915. He attended The Hill School The Hill ...

, who became owner and president of Yuengling. He is buried at the

Charles Baber Cemetery Charles Baber Cemetery is a cemetery in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. The Cemetery is situated on 25 acres of central Pottsville, between 12th and 16th Street. History The stone wall which surrounds the entire cemetery was built during the 1800s by ...

in Pottsville.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yuengling, Frank D 1876 births 1963 deaths American brewers Burials at Charles Baber Cemetery Princeton University alumni Yuengling family