Francis Joseph Dewes (April 8, 1845 – December 21, 1922) was a Chicago brewer and millionaire.
Born in Losheim, near Trier in Prussia on April 8, 1845,[1] he was the son of Peter Dewes, a brewer and member of the German parliament.
Francis Dewes emigrated to the United States of America in 1868 and settled in Chicago.
[2] In 1896, Adolph Cudell and Arthur Hercz built a German baroque mansion for him at 503 West Wrightwood Avenue in Lincoln Park, Chicago, that became the Chicago landmark Francis J. Dewes House.
[3] His brother Carl Dewes had the house next door at number 509 built in a similar style.