David Vogel Uihlein Sr. (1920-2010) is an American businessman and heir to Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company.
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David Vogel Uihlein was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 27, 1920, to Joseph E. Uihlein and Ilma Vogel, the grandson of Frederick Vogel Sr. His grandfather was August Uihlein. He attended Milwaukee Country Day School and The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. He attended the US Brewers Academy in New York City. In 1940-1941, he attended the University of Wisconsin, where he played on the soccer team. During the Second World War, he served as an ambulance driver for the American Field Service in Italy, Austria, and India.
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Careers
Uihlein buys Banner Welder Inc. in 1949, and he served as its President. In 1961, he acquired Oshkosh Brewing Co. in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and run it until 1969. In 1972, he joined the Board of Directors of Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. He also served on the Board of Allen-Bradley, Briggs & amp; Stratton and First Wisconsin Bank.
Hobbies
Uihlein is the founder and president of the Milwaukee chapter of the Ruffed Grouse Society. He actively supports Ducks Unlimited, Trout and Salmon Foundation and Nature Conservancy.
Uihlein won a 10-lap antique race at the inaugural Wisconsin Grand Prix at State Fair Park on August 15, 1954. He set the fastest time of the day at 69.09 mph in the Alfa Romeo classic.
Uihlein collects antique cars, especially the Indianapolis 500 racing cars of the 1930s, old boats, airplanes, and duck baits. A 1925 Bugatti won the blue ribbon in 1989 at Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. In 1995, he founded Harry Miller Meet.
Personal life and death
In 1945, Uihlein married Jane Bradley Pettit, whose father founded Allen-Bradley with his uncle, Lynde Bradley. They have a son, David Vogel Uihlein Jr., and a daughter, Lynde Bradley Uihlein.
In 1966, Uihlein married Margery (Holley) Uihlein, daughter of George M. Holley, co-founder of Holley Performance Products.
Uihlein died at his home in Mequon, Wisconsin on January 29, 2010.
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