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GARRETT BRODHEAD LINDERMAN, son of the late Dr. G. B. Linderman, is a prominent coal operator in Pennsylvania, his home being in South Bethlehem. Liberal and public spirited, he has the hearty respect and esteem of his fellow-townsmen, and has a brilliant future before him.

The birth of Mr. Linderman occurred November 17, 1864, at Mauch Chunk, Carbon County, in which city he continued to reside until the fall of 1870, when his parents, Dr. G. B. and Lucy Evelyn (Packer) Linderman, removed to South Bethlehem. A history of his father, and also of the maternal grandfather, Judge Asa Packer, appears elsewhere on the pages of this volume. Attending the home schools until the age of twelve, our subject acquired a good education, in the fall of 1876 entering Mt. Pleasant Military Academy at Sing Sing, N. Y., where he took the full academic course, and graduated in June, 1881. Two years later he entered Lehigh University and graduated from there in 1887, with the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy. In the spring of 1891 Mr. Linderman organized the firm of Garrett B. Linderman & Co., for the purpose of mining and selling anthracite coal. The mines of the company are located near St. Clair, Schuylkill County, and during the two years since commencing operations the output of the mines has increased largely, the company being in a prosperous condition. Mr. Linderman has very large interests in the lead and zinc mining regions of Missouri, and is closely identified with the management of three mining companies in that state. He is a member of the Board of Managers of the South Bethlehem Supply Company, and a Director of the following concerns: The Lehigh Valley National Bank, the Dodson Lead and Zinc Company, the Houston Lead and Zinc Company, and the Satler Lead and Zinc Company.

In November, 1889, Mr. Linderman was married to Miss Jennie S. Brodhead, of Bridgeport, Conn., and they have one child, who is named for his father and grandfather, Garrett B. Mr. Linderman is a member of the Protestant Episcopal denomination, being connected with the Church of the Nativity of South Bethlehem. One of the Trustees of St. Luke’s Hospital of this place, he is now serving also as a member of the Executive Committee. The home formerly owned by his father, beautifully situated on Fountain Hill, has been purchased by Mr. Linderman. It is kept up in the finest shape, and the lawns are as beautiful as can be seen in any place in the valley. They are laid out tastefully, and fine shade trees and shrubs are disposed with an eye to the beauty of the whole.