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BRINKMAN, Herman W.
BRINKMAN, Herman W. (Dubuque, IA, Mar. 2, 1867--Dubuque, IA, Nov. 26, 1915). The son of Herman BRINKMAN, Herman W. took over this father's grocery business in 1888 and in 1910 with Thomas Federspeil as a partner purchased the wholesale and retail cheese business of A. Hasel estate. (1)
He served as the city treasurer from 1902-1910. (2)
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Source:
1. Goodspeed, Weston Arthur, History of Dubuque County, Iowa. Chicago: Goodspeed Historical Association, 1911, p. 693
2. Herman Brinkman Answers Summons," Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, Nov. 28, 1915, p. 42