Joseph Schlitz

Joseph Schlitz
BornMay 15, 1831
Mainz, Hesse-Darmstadt (now Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
DiedMay 7, 1875 (aged 43)
at sea, near Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England
Resting placeForest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
OccupationBusinessman
Known forJoseph Schlitz Brewing Company
SpouseAnna Maria Krug (m. 1858)

Joseph Schlitz (May 15, 1831 – May 7, 1875) was a German-American entrepreneur who made his fortune in the brewing industry.