John Hauck Explained

John Hauck
Birth Date:20 August 1829
Birth Place:Munich, Bavaria
Death Place:Newport, Kentucky
Occupation:
Known For:Beer, the John Hauck House
Partner:Catherine Hauck

John Hauck (August 20, 1829 – June 4, 1896) was a German-born American brewer and bank president. He was also an executive of the Cincinnati Red Stockings professional baseball team in the mid-1880s. His former residence in Cincinnati is now the offices of Cincinnati Preservation Association.

Biography

Hauck came to the United States from Bavaria at the age of 22, and worked for his uncle, Cincinnati brewer George M. Herancourt. In 1863, Hauck formed his own beer brewery, originally named Hauck & Windisch and later the John Hauck Brewing Company, in Cincinnati's west end, and soon became wealthy. Hauck was also president of the city's German National Bank.[1]

Hauck became principal owner of the Cincinnati Red Stockings after the 1885 season, taking over from George L. Herancourt,[2] his cousin, who went bankrupt.[3] [4] Hauck delegated to his son, Louis, the day-to-day management of the club.[5] The 1886 Red Stockings finished in fifth place in the American Association.[6] Following that season, Hauck sold the team to Aaron S. Stern, who had previously owned the team several years earlier.[2] [7]

Hauck was married in 1858; he and his wife, Catherine, had a son and a daughter.[1] Hauck died in June 1896 and was buried in Cincinnati's Spring Grove Cemetery.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Death – Ends an Eventful Career – John Hauck, the Well-Known Brewer . . 5 . June 6, 1896 . September 13, 2020 . newspapers.com.
  2. News: Reds owners . . 20 . November 3, 2005 . September 14, 2020 . newspapers.com.
  3. News: (untitled) . . 70 . October 29, 1922 . September 14, 2020 . newspapers.com.
  4. News: Cincinnati's Baseball Club – Ordered Sold to Satisfy the Creditors of Ex-City Treasurer Herancourt . . 1 . November 1, 1887 . September 14, 2020 . newspapers.com.
  5. Web site: Reflections on Leadership . Dan . Hurley . cincymagazine.com . 2014 . September 13, 2020.
  6. Web site: The 1886 Season . . September 13, 2020.
  7. News: Sports and Pastimes – Base Ball . . 2 . October 22, 1886 . September 13, 2020 . newspapers.com.
  8. News: Imposing – Were the Last Sad Rites – The Funeral of John Hauck Attended By Hosts of Mourning . . 8 . June 8, 1896 . September 13, 2020 . newspapers.com.