Christian William Feigenspan (1877-1939)

Christian William Feigenspan (December 7, 187 – February 7, 1939) was president of Feigenspan Brewing Company in Newark, New Jersey; president of Federal Trust Company; and president of the United States Brewers' Association.

Birth
He was born in 1877 to Marie Rachael Laible (c1850-1940) and Christian Feigenspan (c1850-1899) of Thuringia. He had siblings: Edwin C. Feigenspan (1887?-1953); Eleanor Feigenspan who married Louis Bacon Ballantine; and a sister who married Johannan Kuser or Rudolph Victor Kuser. He graduated from Cornell University in 1898, and his father died in 1899. He married Alis Rule Thoms in 1909, and they had no children from their marriage.

Feigenspan Brewing Company
The brewery started at 49 Charlton Street in Newark, New Jersey in 1875. In 1878 he moved the brewery to 47 Belmont Avenue in Newark, New Jersey. Around 1890 the brewery was moved to the corner of Freeman and Christie Streets. In 1943 the brewery was bought by P. Ballantine and Sons.

Fishing
In 1937 he sponsored seven prizes for Eastern saltwater angling.

Death
He died on February 7, 1939 in Rumson, New Jersey. he was interred in Fairmount Cemetery.

Awards

 * Silver Medal at the Paris Exposition (1878)