Encyclopedia Dubuque
"Encyclopedia Dubuque is the online authority for all things Dubuque, written by the people who know the city best.”
Marshall Cohen—researcher and producer, CNN
Affiliated with the Local History Network of the State Historical Society of Iowa, and the Iowa Museum Association.
BREDE, John F.
BREDE, John F. (Mar. 30, 1866--1942). Brede began his career as a bookkeeper in the DUBUQUE NATIONAL BANK where he remained two years. For the next twenty-one years he was a salesman for RYDER BROS. WHOLESALE GROCERS, COATES & WATTERS, John Mehlhop, Son and Company, AND JOHN T. HANCOCK & SONS.
For three years he was associated in the PEASLEE, BREDE COMPANY and then sold his interest to become a partner in BREDE, LANG AND COMPANY. In 1910 this business partnership was ended and Brede began the EAGLE CHEMICAL COMPANY.
---
Source:
Goodspeed, Weston Arthur, History of Dubuque County, Iowa. Chicago: Goodspeed Historical Association, 1911, p. 711