Thomas Schlafly

Thomas Schlafly
Born
Thomas Francis Schlafly

(1948-10-28) October 28, 1948 (age 76)
EducationGeorgetown University (BA, JD)

Thomas Francis Schlafly (born October 28, 1948)[1] is an American businessman and writer. He co-founded the Saint Louis Brewery, which produces the Schlafly line of beers.[2] Schlafly is a graduate of the Saint Louis Priory School and received his A.B. and J.D. from Georgetown University.[1]

In his capacity with the brewery, he writes a column every month, "Top Fermentation". In 2006, he published A New Religion in Mecca: Memoir of a Renegade Brewery in St. Louis (Virginia Publishing), which recounted the founding of the Saint Louis Brewery.[3] He is also an attorney, working as a partner[4] in the St. Louis office of Thompson Coburn. He is a nephew of St. Louis conservative commentator Phyllis Schlafly.[5]

In 2012, Schlafly was a member of a group of St. Louisans who assumed ownership of the St. Louis Blues National Hockey League ice hockey team.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b "St. Louis City Resolution Number 241". Saint Louis Public Library. November 14, 2008. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
  2. ^ Saint Louis Brewery/Schlafly Beer, Saint Louis Business Journal, April 6, 2007.
  3. ^ Harry Levins, "A New Religion in Mecca"[permanent dead link‍] Saint Louis Post-Dispatch, October 15, 2006.
  4. ^ Thompson Coburn Attorney Profile
  5. ^ Zagier, Alan Scher (23 March 2014). "Phyllis Schlafly kin in beer trademark dispute". USA Today. Associated Press. Retrieved 12 January 2015. A younger generation knows Schlafly as the brand of an up-and-coming St. Louis brewery co-founded by Schlafly's nephew.
  6. ^ St. Louis Blues, "Local Group Completes Purchase of Blues", May 10th, 2012
  7. ^ St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "New owners take over Blues", May 10, 2012