Legislator Details


John Frederick Luecke
AKA:
Number of sessions served 1
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 45

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 7/4/1889
City: Escanaba, MI
County: Delta County, MI
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 3/21/1952
City: Escanaba, MI
County: Delta County, MI
Country:
Type of Burial: interred
Burial
Date:
City: Escanaba, MI
County: Delta County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Lakeview Cemetery

Marital Information:
married Rose Marguerite Jaeger, dau. of Karl & Emily (Aua) Jaeger, 6/27/1927; children: Conrad John & step-dau. Helen O'Callaghan

Number of Children: 2

Background

Religion: Presbyterian
Military Service:
Occupation: mill worker
Race:

Education:

Biographical Sketch:
Son of Frederick & Maria (Lange) Luecke. Of German/Prussian descent. Employed as a commercial & railroad telegrapher & station agent; served as a pvt. in Co. A, Signal Corps, U.S. Army, with the Punitive Expeditionary Force in Mexico, 1916 & 1917; during the WWI, Sgt. 1st Class, Co. B, 2nd Field Signal Batt., Amer. Expeditionary Forces, 1917-1919; commissioned 2nd Lt., Reserve Corps, while in Germany. Paper mill worker in Escanaba, MI, 1923-1936. Member of the Escanaba city council, 1934

Notable Facts:
Elected to the 75th Congress 1937-39 Appointed Comm. of Conciliation for the U.S. Dept. of Labor for upper MI & northern WI. Committees:Labor (chair). Sponsored a national bill allowing state compacts re: Gr. Lakes fishing regulations. Senate Resolution No. 18, 1952 Senate Journal, p. 768, reported that he died.

Sessions Served:

Fifty-Eighth Legislature, 1935-1936
Chamber: Senate
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Agriculture , Blind and Deaf, Conservation, Labor , Military Affairs and Aeronautics
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Escanaba
County of Residence Delta
District: 30
District Description: Counties of Alger, Chippewa, Delta, Luce, Mackinac, Menominee and Schoolcraft

Date Elected: 11/6/1934
Date Sworn In: 1/2/1935
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Labor

Bibliography:

CongBio p.1420; Lewis 5:329-30
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