Christian W. Feigenspan
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Christian William Feigenspan (December 7, 1876 – February 7, 1939) was president of Feigenspan Brewing Company, president of Federal Trust Company, and president of the
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Birth

He was born in 1876 to Rachel Caroline Laible (1852–1882) and Christian Benjamin Feigenspan (1844–1899) of Thuringia. He had three siblings: Edwin Christian Feigenspan (1886–1953); Eleanor Feigenspan (1892-1986) who married Lewis Bacon Ballantyne; and Johanna Caroline, who married Rudolph Victor Kuser. He graduated from Cornell University in 1898, and his father died in 1899. He married Alis Rule Thoms in 1909, and they had no children from their marriage.


Feigenspan Brewing Company

The brewery started at 49 Charlton Street in Newark, New Jersey in 1875. In 1878 he moved the brewery to 47 Belmont Avenue in Newark, New Jersey. Around 1890 the brewery was moved to the corner of Freeman and Christie Streets. The brewer's logo was "P.O.N." (Pride Of Newark). In 1944 the brewery was bought by P. Ballantine and Sons.


Death

He died on February 7, 1939 in Rumson, New Jersey.


Awards

*Silver Medal at the Paris Exposition (1878)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Feigenspan, Christian American people of German descent American drink industry businesspeople 1876 births 1939 deaths Cornell University alumni Businesspeople from Newark, New Jersey People from Rumson, New Jersey American brewers Beer in New Jersey Place of birth missing