Adolphus Busch, III
Birth: 10 Feb 1891 Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Death: 29 Aug 1946 Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Burial: Sunset Memorial Park and MausoleumAffton, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
Memorial #: 9311
Bio: Businessman. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he was the third President and CEO head of the Anheuser Busch Brewery. He was the grandson of Adolphus Busch the founder of the company, the oldest of son August A. Busch Sr. and leader of the company, (1934-46). Under his leadership of the company, he turned the company's baker's yeast operations into the industry standard for breweries in America. He died at age 55 of a cerebral hemorrhage in St. Louis, Missouri.
Family Members
Parents
August Anheuser Busch 1865-1934
Alice Edna Zisemann Busch 1865-1958
Spouses
Catherine Milliken Busch 1900-1971
Florence Parker Busch* 1881-1961
Siblings
Marie Busch Jones* 1892-1963
Clara Hazel Busch Orthwein* 1895-1957
August Anheuser Busch* 1899-1989
Alice Busch Gronewaldt* 1904-1995
Children
Marie Eleanor Busch Condie* 1914-1998
Sallie Busch Wheeler* 1931-2001
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Added: 18 May 2000
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9311/adolphus-busch
Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 December 2017), memorial page for Adolphus Busch, III (10 Feb 1891–29 Aug 1946), Find A Grave Memorial no. 9311, citing Sunset Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Affton, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .
