Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography

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Rohrbacher, Phillipp

engineer, business man, was born Jan. 30, 1838, in Germany. In 1853 he crossed the plains to California, and became chief engineer of the Stockton fire department. He was the president of the United States Brewing company of San Francisco, Cal., and president of the Royal Eagle Distilleries company of San Francisco and Owensboro, Ky. He was supreme arch of the United States United Ancient Order of Druids at the time of his death, which occurred on April 25, 1897, in San Francisco, Cal.

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