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'''Henry Adolph Stockmar''' (born in Züg, Switzerland) was a brickmaker and builder, and a member of the [[Birmingham Board of Aldermen]]. | [[Image:Henry Stockmar.png|right|thumb|Henry Stockmar in 1904]] | ||
'''Henry Adolph Stockmar''' (born [[October 15]], [[1860]] in Züg, Switzerland; died [[April 1]], [[1935]] in [[Birmingham]]) was a brickmaker and builder, and a member of the [[Birmingham Board of Aldermen]]. | |||
Stockmar was the son of Albert Stockmar, a Swiss lithographer and his German wife Margaret. He attended public schools in Switzerland to the age of 13, and then went to Cassel, Germany to learn the builders' trade. He also attended a polytechnic school in Stuttgart and took jobs in the trades across Europe, North Africa and Asia Minor, specializing as a brickmaker. | Stockmar was the son of Albert Stockmar, a Swiss lithographer and his German wife Margaret. He attended public schools in Switzerland to the age of 13, and then went to Cassel, Germany to learn the builders' trade. He also attended a polytechnic school in Stuttgart and took jobs in the trades across Europe, North Africa and Asia Minor, specializing as a brickmaker. | ||
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Stockmar was the contractor for the [[Loveman, Joseph & Loeb]] department store constructed in [[1890]] and for the [[Birmingham City Hall (1901)|Birmingham City Hall]] completed in [[1901]], as well as several other large buildings. He married Emma Cooper Jacobs in [[1892]] and had four children. | Stockmar was the contractor for the [[Loveman, Joseph & Loeb]] department store constructed in [[1890]] and for the [[Birmingham City Hall (1901)|Birmingham City Hall]] completed in [[1901]], as well as several other large buildings. He married Emma Cooper Jacobs in [[1892]] and had four children. | ||
Stockmar was elected in [[1901 Birmingham mayoral election|1901]] to represent Birmningham's [[9th Ward]] in the Board of Aldermen for a four-year term. He was also an active member in the city's [[Turn Verein]] club. In [[1929]] he was awarded a [http://www.google.com/patents?id=dI9AAAAAEBAJ patent] for a process for the manufacture of porous brick. | Stockmar was elected in [[1901 Birmingham mayoral election|1901]] to represent Birmningham's [[9th Ward]] in the Board of Aldermen for a four-year term. He was also an active member in the city's [[Turn Verein]] club. In [[1929]] he was awarded a [http://www.google.com/patents?id=dI9AAAAAEBAJ patent] for a process for the manufacture of porous brick which utilized waste material from coal washeries as both fuel and material. | ||
In [[1932]] Stockmar resided at 1034 [[11th Avenue South]], on the corner of [[10th Place South]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* {{Dubose-1904}} | * {{Dubose-1904}} | ||
==External links== | |||
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179597041/henry-adolph-stockmar Henry Stockmar] at Findagrave.com | |||
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[[Category:1865 births]] | |||
[[Category:1935 deaths]] | |||
[[Category:Contractors]] | [[Category:Contractors]] | ||
[[Category:Inventors]] | [[Category:Inventors]] | ||
[[Category:Birmingham Board of Aldermen]] | [[Category:Birmingham Board of Aldermen]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:56, 21 May 2023
Henry Adolph Stockmar (born October 15, 1860 in Züg, Switzerland; died April 1, 1935 in Birmingham) was a brickmaker and builder, and a member of the Birmingham Board of Aldermen.
Stockmar was the son of Albert Stockmar, a Swiss lithographer and his German wife Margaret. He attended public schools in Switzerland to the age of 13, and then went to Cassel, Germany to learn the builders' trade. He also attended a polytechnic school in Stuttgart and took jobs in the trades across Europe, North Africa and Asia Minor, specializing as a brickmaker.
He advanced in his career as a supervisor in Eastern Europe, proceeding westward as far as Antwerp before crossing the Atlantic to work in Canada, where he was involved in building Montreal's Windsor Hotel. He worked as a mason on the Canadian Pacific Railroad in the Rocky Mountains and helped survey the Fraser River valley. He worked in Minneapolis, Chicago and New Orleans before making his way to Birmingham in 1887, where he finally settled down.
Stockmar was the contractor for the Loveman, Joseph & Loeb department store constructed in 1890 and for the Birmingham City Hall completed in 1901, as well as several other large buildings. He married Emma Cooper Jacobs in 1892 and had four children.
Stockmar was elected in 1901 to represent Birmningham's 9th Ward in the Board of Aldermen for a four-year term. He was also an active member in the city's Turn Verein club. In 1929 he was awarded a patent for a process for the manufacture of porous brick which utilized waste material from coal washeries as both fuel and material.
In 1932 Stockmar resided at 1034 11th Avenue South, on the corner of 10th Place South.
References
- Dubose, Joel Campbell (1904) Notable men of Alabama: Personal and Genealogical 2 Volumes. Atlanta, Georgia: Southern Historical Association
External links
- Henry Stockmar at Findagrave.com