[p. 862] president of the Standard Brewing Company, one of New Castle's large and successful business enterprises, was born February 22, 1857, in Buffalo, N.Y. He began industrial life in the Helmbacher Forge and Iron Works, at St. Louis, Mo., and came to New Castle in 1888 to take charge of the "8" Guide Mill for the Etna Iron and Steel Company, in which position he continued until June 19, 1897. He then purchased one-half interest in the Standard Brewing Company, from Louis Kerr, and became an equal partner with Louis Eschallier. In November, 1897, Marcus Feuchtwanger bought Louis Eschallier's half interest in the Standard Brewing Campany, when he and G. W. Lamoree formed the present company and bought the land it is now located on—on Sampson Street—and built the present plant, which is one of the best, if not the best plant of its size in Pennsylvania. The company has an annual capacity of 65,000 barrels, in addition to a large and complete bottling works. The plant includes two large wells, which furnish the water from which all the beer is made, and every convenience that can be installed in a brewery to make it complete, The firm as now constituted is a follows: George W. Lamoree, president; H. Grotefend, vice president; Mr. Feuchtwanger, treasurer; and E. O. Haun, secretary.
Mr. Lamoree married Mary M. Wallace January 8, 1891. Mrs. Lamoree died August 12, 1892, and Mr. Lamoree was married again to Minnie McCabe on April 3, 1900. He has three children by his second marriage—John Gordon, Thomas Gordon and Robert Whipple Lamoree.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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