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Schwind also served as a director of the [[GERMAN TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK]], vice-president of the Dubuque Automobile and Garage Company, and later the [[UNION TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK]] as cashier and director. | Schwind also served as a director of the [[GERMAN TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK]], vice-president of the Dubuque Automobile and Garage Company, and later the [[UNION TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK]] as cashier and director. | ||
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SCHWIND, Benjamin J. (Dubuque, IA, Aug. 1, 1869-Dubuque, IA, Jan. 1926). Assistant secretary and treasurer, DUBUQUE BREWING AND MALTING COMPANY. Schwind and his brother John W. SCHWIND purchased the Tschirgi and Schwind Brewery and reorganized it as the Western Brewery. In 1892 this firm merged with three others to form Dubuque Brewing and Malting Company. Benjamin Schwind, cashier and supervisor of the shipping department before becoming a director in 1906, was then elected assistant secretary and treasurer.
Schwind also served as a director of the GERMAN TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK, vice-president of the Dubuque Automobile and Garage Company, and later the UNION TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK as cashier and director.