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HANSEN, Nicholas. (Luxemburg, Germany, Feb. 24, 1834-- | HANSEN, Nicholas. (Luxemburg, Germany, Feb. 24, 1834--Apr. 15, 1889). Hansen emigrated to Dubuque in 1853 and became a clerk in a grocery. He opened his own grocery in 1872. (1) | ||
In 1880 Hansen was a partner in the firm of [[HANSEN AND LINEHAN]], wholesale grocers, railroad and steamboat supplies, at No. 8 Levee. (2) Hansen and Linehan and W. J. Brown, a clerk in their store, also established the [[UNITED STATES ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY]] in Dubuque. (3) This business continued until his death in 1889. | |||
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Oldt, Franklin. '''The History of Dubuque County, Iowa'''. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880, p. 800 | Source: | ||
1. Oldt, Franklin. '''The History of Dubuque County, Iowa'''. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880, p. 800 | |||
2. '''Portrait and Biographical Record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties, Iowa'''. Chicago: Chapman Publishing Company, 1894, p. 208 | |||
3. "Altman Elected President of U.E.C." ''Dubuque Telegraph-Herald'', December 16, 1915, p. 5 | |||
[[Category: Business Leader]] | [[Category: Business Leader]] | ||
[[Category: Grocery]] | |||
Latest revision as of 03:02, 26 June 2019
HANSEN, Nicholas. (Luxemburg, Germany, Feb. 24, 1834--Apr. 15, 1889). Hansen emigrated to Dubuque in 1853 and became a clerk in a grocery. He opened his own grocery in 1872. (1)
In 1880 Hansen was a partner in the firm of HANSEN AND LINEHAN, wholesale grocers, railroad and steamboat supplies, at No. 8 Levee. (2) Hansen and Linehan and W. J. Brown, a clerk in their store, also established the UNITED STATES ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY in Dubuque. (3) This business continued until his death in 1889.
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Source:
1. Oldt, Franklin. The History of Dubuque County, Iowa. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880, p. 800
2. Portrait and Biographical Record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties, Iowa. Chicago: Chapman Publishing Company, 1894, p. 208
3. "Altman Elected President of U.E.C." Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, December 16, 1915, p. 5