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John F. Luecke

1889 – 1952

American politician

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About John F. Luecke

Lived 1889 – 1952 (aged 62). John F. Luecke was an American politician.

John Frederick Luecke (July 4, 1889 – March 21, 1952) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.

Luecke was born in Escanaba, Michigan to German immigrants and attended the public elementary schools. He was employed as a commercial and railroad telegrapher and station agent and served as a private in Company A, Signal Corps, United States Army, with the Punitive Expeditionary Force in Mexico in 1916 and 1917.

During the First World War, he served as a sergeant first class, in Company B, Second Field Signal Battalion, American Expeditionary Forces from 1917 to 1919. He was commissioned a second lieutenant, Reserve Corps, while in Germany. He engaged as a mill worker in a paper mill in Escanaba from 1923 to 1936. Luecke was a member of the Escanaba City Council from 1934 to 1936 and a county supervisor of Delta County from 1934 to 1936. He served in the Michigan Senate in 1935 and 1936.

Luecke was elected as a Democrat from Michigan's 11th congressional district to the 75th United States Congress, serving from January 3, 1937, to January 3, 1939. He was an unsuccessful candidate in 1938, losing to Republican Fred Bradley in the general elections.

In 1939, just after leaving Congress, Luecke was appointed commissioner of conciliation for the United States Department of Labor for upper Michigan and northern Wisconsin.

Luecke died aged 62 at his home in Escanaba and is interred there at Lakeview Cemetery.

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United States representative, Member of the State Senate of Michigan
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John Frederick Luecke

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Frequently asked questions

Who was John F. Luecke?

American politician (1889-1952)

When was John F. Luecke born?

John F. Luecke was born on 4 July 1889 in Escanaba.

When did John F. Luecke die?

John F. Luecke died on 21 March 1952 in Escanaba.

What was John F. Luecke's occupation?

John F. Luecke was a politician.

What nationality was John F. Luecke?

John F. Luecke was American.

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· Wikipedia: John F. Luecke

· Wikidata: Q1700019

· DBpedia: John F. Luecke

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