Percy Andreae

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Percy Andreae (October 31, 1858 – May 3, 1924) was an English-born brewer, author, and a leading anti-prohibitionist in the early 20th century. After the anti-Saloon League won big victories in the 1908 Ohio elections, Andreae organized strong resistance to the temperance movement. He helped form and led The National Association of Commerce and Labor, which used former politicians to fight temperance on a national level. Andreae was born in Clapham, London to a German father, Carl Andreae of Frankfurt, and an English mother, Emilie Sillem. In the 1890s he wrote fiction, with many works appearing in The Windsor Magazine. He moved to the United States in 1896, first settling in Cincinnati, then Chicago, and became a U.S. citizen in 1914. He died in Winnetka, Illinois, at age 65. His notable works include Stanhope of Chester: A Mystery (1894) and The Prohibition Movement (1915).