# August Mencken, Sr.

> August Mencken Sr. (1854–1899) was an American cigar magnate who founded Aug. Mencken & Bro. in 1873 with a starting capital of $23 of his own money and $21 of his brother's. A member of Baltimore's German-American community, Mencken was a high-tariff Republican who ran a nonunion factory, viewed the eight-hour day as a foreign innovation destined to destroy America, and drank rye whiskey before every meal, including breakfast.

*American businessman (1854–1899)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Business Professional
- **Category:** Business Professionals
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1854-06-16
- **Died:** 1899-01-13
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-relations

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 37.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 1.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 10.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 49.0 / 100

## Sources
- [August Mencken Sr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Mencken_Sr.)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4820772)

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