Percy Andreae (October 31, 1858 – May 3, 1924)Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 was an English-American brewer and influential anti-prohibitionist during the early part of the 20th century. After the

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made sweeping victories in the 1908 Ohio state elections, Andreae organized effective resistance to the

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. He soon organized and became president of The National Association of Commerce and Labor to fight

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on the national level. It largely employed former state Senators and Representatives to further its work. Andreae was born in

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to a German father, Carl Andreae of Frankfurt, and an English mother, Emilie Sillem. During the 1890s, Andreae wrote several works of fiction, many of which first appeared in

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. Andreae immigrated to the United States in 1896. He settled in Cincinnati before moving to Chicago, becoming a U.S. citizen in 1914.''U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project)'' He died in

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, aged 65.

Writings

Fiction

*''Stanhope of Chester: A Mystery'' (London: Smith, Elder, 1894) *''The Mask and the Man: A Novel'' (London: Smith, Elder, 1894) *''The Signora: A Tale'' (London: Smith, Elder, 1895) *''The Vanished Emperor'' (London: Ward, Lock, 1896) *''A Life at Stake'' (London: Ward, Lock, 1902)

Non-fiction

*
The Prohibition Movement
' (Chicago: Felix Mendelsohn, 1915)

References

1858 births 1924 deaths American temperance activists English emigrants to the United States English people of German descent American people of German descent People from Clapham American brewers Writers from London {{US-activist-stub