August Brentano was a New York City

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 newspaper dealer who was born in Hohenems

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, Austria

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. He came to New York

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 in 1851 and started a business as a newspaper carrier. Before coming there he opened a large stand at the Revere House

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 in Boston, Massachusetts. Afterward Brentano ran a store at 636 Broadway. His business is significant because of its large circulation, varied distribution sites, and being among the first in the United States

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 to import newspapers from London, England and other cities in England

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Expansion

From 1868 Brentano and his family worked at 39 Union Square

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, where their trade built a fine reputation. In 1877 Brentano sold his business interest in New York City to his nephews. They established additional newspaper businesses in Washington, D.C.

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 and Chicago, Illinois, which were managed by August Brentano.

Death

He died in Chicago, Illinois, in 1886, having lived there since 1883. Brentano, who never married, was survived by three nephews, August, Arthur, and
Simon Brentano, all of them residing in New York City. Brentano's funeral a Jewish service, was carried out at the home of Mrs. Simon Brentano, at 12 Livingston Place. August Brentano was buried at Cypress Hills Cemetery in New York City.