Frederick Lauer (October 14, 1810 – September 12, 1883) was a brewer in the United States and the first president of the

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. He was born on October 14, 1810 in

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, Bavaria. He emigrated to

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in 1822 and the family moved to

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. His two sons were Frank P. Lauer and George F. Lauer; he turned the business over to them in 1882. He died on September 12, 1883. In 1885, the association erected the Frederick Lauer Monument in his honor in Reading's City Park.

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