Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-11
former Alexandrian Was Found By
HIS Wife Dead in a Chair
at His Home in Buffalo

mann, president OIL 'he :; p,rf
American Brewing Company IN bul,
falo a few days ago, was ahno"l-s
in the Gazette at the time, MI o'FaH
mans funeral having taken place II
this city last week. ,.o
Mr.. strangmann and wne Neie
alone in the house IN BuIaio W
death came to the former. When Mls,
str,nomann called from upstairs 70
her husband and failed to receive at'
answer she FASTENED 20 aeVefin.'''
what was wrong. She found MI
strancmann apparently asleep Ill MS
easy chair. ~. o,,,
There was a pallor over MS c0un-
tenance She summoned Dr.. John Il,
Pryor, who said Mr.. stransnann Tau
died of heart-failure.
Coming from one OF the oiues'
German families, whose ancestors
lived for 800 years in the old country
Mr.. Strancmann was an ardent so"
Of the homeland. 4 thoroughly prac-
teal man, enterprise always went
hand in hand with love Of learning
In a busy career he found time to lay
I'M . store of knowledge which just
" enrolled him in the ranks OF scn",
lars. He possessed one Of the hneSi
private libraries in Buffalo.
On his fathers side Mr.. Strang
mann was descended from Henry
Strangmann, who resided al Wagon
field IN Hanover and was 3y occupa-
ton farmer. On his mothers sid'
40 was descended from the PortneF
family wac lived at Bahder in West
nhalia not far from Wagenfeld II
Hanover.
The senior Carl i. Strangmanr
cane TO America in his youth, sett'
ne in New York in 1877. lie was :
pioneer sugar refner IN New York
Upon his return to SaXony he mar
ried Augusta Portner. Mrs. Strang-
mann was unwilling to cross the At
lantic and so the couple remained IN
Sahden.
Their son, Carl augustus StraAg'
mann. was born in Bahden, in May
1860. Coming to this country III 1871.
The youth first worked for year II
4 grocery store in New York City. he
then came to Alexandria, where his
uncle, Robert Portncr, owned brew
cry
Here the young man learned the
brewing business, and III 1888 he was
niade manager of the concern, q posi-
ton he filled until 1895. He then went
20 Cleveland, where he engaged IL
brewing. having John N. Leicht for
his partner. In 1899 the industry was
absorbed Dy syndicate, and N 1906
Mr.. Stramgmann came to Buffalo.
Here he purchased a controlling III
tercst in the German-Amer.can Brew
ing Co. Under his guidance the com
pany was quickly established on :
sourd foundation, and today has enc
of the finest plants in New York.
Mr.. Strangmann's position in the
brewing industry was we'll recognized
lie served as an officer Of the United
States Brewers association and Was a
trustee Of the New York State Brew:
crs' association. also member OF the
Brewers Exchange Of Buffalo.
One of the best read men in BuTai2
Mr.. Strangmann was FOR many years
an ardent collector of hooks. His L.
brary contains hundreds OF volumes,
the best productions OF
English and German literature. a.
well as works OF socia! and politica!
economy OF which subject he was { |
great student.
A lover of music ard an exponent !
Of musical culture he once directed
an orchestra in Buffalo. He was a
members Of the Orpneus and Saen-
serburd socitiey, the German. Ameri-
an Alliance, the Elks and the Ma
.ons, being a member of Alexandria
Lodge No % Of this city