Augustus R. Stanton
Lewiston, 1890-1900
Stanton is listed as a brewer, but it is unclear as to whether he actually ever produced “real” beer. He began “brewing” with Charles Skinner in 1890 from 6 Ash Street in Lewiston. They were known for their Standard Hop Beer, a temperance drink. However, in 1893 Stanton branched out on his own at a new location: 7 Canal Street. He is listed as a beer manufacturer in the city directory from that point on. At some point, he moved to 440 Sabattus Street (where a printer’s error lists him as a “beef manufacturer”). In 1900, at approximately 44 years old, he quit the business and moved back to Biddeford, where he was born.
Locations are true to 19th-century street addresses, not current numbering.
Sources
Will Anderson, The Great State of Maine Beer Book (Portland: Anderson & Sons’ Publishing Co., 1996), 12.
Lewiston City Directory, 1893.
U. S. Census, 1900.