tinware manufacturer, b. Milwaukee. He graduated from Spencerian Business College in Milwaukee, and began his career as a clerk in a hardware firm. In 1872 he established a retail hardware store. In 1880 he began to manufacture tinware, and in 1891 incorporated the firm as Kieckhefer Brothers Co., with Ferdinand Kieckhefer serving as president and general manager (1891-1899). In 1899 he helped organize the National Enameling and Stamping Co., with which his firm was merged, and served as president of this corporation from 1908 until his death. After 1914 he made his home in New York City, where the main offices of the company were located. Who's Who in Amer., 10 (1918); H. L. Conard, ed., Hist. of Milwaukee (3 vols., Chicago [1896]); E. B. Usher, Wis. (8 vols., Chicago, 1914); Milwaukee Sentinel, Mar. 27, 1919.Learn More
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