John George Brill

John George Brill
John George Brill
Born	May 31, 1817; Germany
Died	September 22, 1888; Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Nationality	German
Occupation	Businessman, engineer

John George Brill (German: Johann Georg Brill) (Kassel, Germany, May 31, 1817 – September 22, 1888)[1] was a co-founder of J. G. Brill and Company,[1] which, at its height, was the largest manufacturer of streetcars and interurban cars in the United States.

In 1847, at the age of 30, he emigrated with his wife and two children from Germany to Philadelphia.[2] For twenty years, he worked for Murphy and Allison. In 1868, with his son George Martin Brill, he founded the firm J. G. Brill & Son, which, in 1887, became J. G. Brill and Company.[1]

Death and interment

Brill died from heart failure at the age of 71 in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania on September 22, 1888, and was buried on September 25 at the West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.[3]

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References

Brill, Debra (2001). History of the J.G. Brill Company. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-33949-9.
Handlin, Oscar (1969). American Immigrant Collection. Ayer Publishing. p. 102.
"Return of a Death in the City of Philadelphia: Physicians Certificate and Undertaker's Certificate in Relation to the Deceased." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

External links

J. G. Brill and the Brill Brothers – article in the Powelton History Blog

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[jgbhist-1] Brill, Debra (2001). History of the J.G. Brill Company. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-33949-9.

[2] Handlin, Oscar (1969). American Immigrant Collection. Ayer Publishing. p. 102.

[3] "Return of a Death in the City of Philadelphia: Physicians Certificate and Undertaker's Certificate in Relation to the Deceased." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania.