Robert Uihlein, Jr.

Robert Uihlein, Jr. (1916–1976) was an American businessman, heir and polo player.[1][2]

Biography

Early life

Robert Uihlein, Jr. was born on March 26, 1916 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1] His father was Robert Uihlein, Sr. and his grandfather, August Uihlein.[3] His great-great uncle, August Krug, was the founder of the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company.[1] He attended the Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, where he graduated in 1934.[1] He received a Bachelor of Science from Harvard University in 1938, and a law degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1941.[1] He then attended the U.S. Brewers Academy and the Wallerstein Laboratories in New York.[1]

Career

In 1942, he joined the family business, Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company, full time in the sales staff department.[1] He became Vice President in 1945, Vice President of sales in 1951, Executive Vice President in 1959, and company President in 1961.[1] In 1967, he became Chairman of the Board of Directors.[1] He served on the Board of Directors of the United States Brewers' Association.[1] Was one of the four leading men in Milwaukee Brewers, Inc. along with Allan “Bud” Selig, Judge Robert C. Cannon and Edmund Fitzgerald to bring the Seattle Pilots baseball team to Milwaukee in April 1970.

Polo

As a polo player, he won the U.S. Open Polo Championship in 1951 and 1961.[2][4] He also won several Sunshine League and Twenty Goal titles.[2] He served as a Governor of the United States Polo Association from 1949 to 1953, and from 1955 to 1974.[2] He co-founded the Milwaukee Polo Club.[2] He was inducted into the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame in Lake Worth, Florida on February 17, 2001.[2]

Philanthropy

He supported the American Cancer Society, the National Business Committee for the Arts, and the New York Philharmonic.[1]

Personal life

He died on November 12, 1976.[1] His grandson, James Uihlein, plays polo at the Sarasota Polo Club in Sarasota, Florida.[5] His family owns the Schroeder-Manatee Ranch, which comprises Lakewood Ranch, Florida, the Sarasota Polo Club, and the Lakewood Ranch Golf & Country Club.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee biography
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame, Robert Uihlein, Jr.'s biography
  3. ↑ Mike Reilly, Uihlein Family History (The Milwaukee Brewing Family), Sussex-Lisbon Area Historical Society, Inc., 1/17/00
  4. ↑ Hurlingham Media: U.S. Open Polo Championship
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 “It’s My Passion”, Saratoga Magazine, August 1st, 2012
  6. ↑ Schroeder-Manatee Ranch