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Lewis Bear

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Lewis Bear (1831-1895) was a Bavarian immigrant and Confederate veteran who moved to Pensacola from Greenville, Alabama in 1876 and established a grocery on Palafox Street — the Lewis Bear Company — that would eventually become a major wholesale liquor distributor.

Lewis Bear
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Born October 20, 1831
Oettingen, Bavaria, Germany
Died July 18, 1895
Pensacola
Occupation Businessman
Spouse Henrietta Kugelman
Children Max L. Bear

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