merchant, b. Prussia. He came to Milwaukee with his parents in 1861, and was educated in Milwaukee schools and the Spencerian Business College, Milwaukee. He entered the employ of his father-in-law, John Pritzlaff (q.v.), hardware dealer, in 1873. After incorporation of the business in 1883 as the John Pritzlaff Hardware Company, Luedke served as general manager (1883-1917) and vice-president (1907-1917). He was associated in official capacities with other business enterprises and was active in many local Lutheran charities. W. G. Bruce, ed., Hist. of Milwaukee (3 vols., Chicago, 1922); Milwaukee Germania-Herold Abendblatt, Sept. 26, 1917; Milwaukee Journal, Sept. 26, 1917.Learn More
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