1894 • William H. Danforth and two partners create the Robinson-Danforth Commission Co. in St. Louis to mill and sell animal feed. Danforth dies in 1955 at age 85. Former U.S. Senator John C. Danforth ...

1845 — Jacob Leinenkugel emigrates to Wisconsin from Meckenheim, Germany, where Jacob’s father was an innkeeper and brewer himself. 1867 — Equipped with German brewing knowledge and tradition passed ...