Julius Fleischmann

Julius Fleischmann 1871–1925

Born Cincinnati, Ohio

Julius Fleischmann left college in 1894 to work as the general manager of the Fleischmann Yeast Company, the Cincinnati-based enterprise that his father, Charles Louis Fleischmann, had founded with two other men in 1868. When Charles died in 1897, young Julius became president of the company, where he succeeded in running the world’s leading producer of cake yeast and “America’s first commercial producer of gin.” Fleishmann’s, which still exists today, has also profited from other products, such as vinegar. Julius Fleischmann’s interests were diverse and encompassed baseball, horseracing, and politics. Between 1900 and 1905, while serving as Cincinnati’s mayor, he created public parks, strengthened the local railroad system, and improved the city’s police force.

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