BIOGRAPHY: History of St. Paul and Vicinity: A Chronicle of Progress and a ..., Volume 3 By Henry Anson Castle, 1912
BIOGRAPHY: John Luger. general manager of the St. Paul Table Company, whose factories are at North St. Paul, Minnesota, and which is a branch of the Luger Furniture Company, of Minneapolis, belongs to a family of manufacturers associated in the same line of business.
John Luger was born in Dubuque, Iowa, March 7, 1860, son of John and Catharine ( Rhomberg) Luger, both natives of Dorenbern, Austria, where they were schoolmates. In early life they came to America, he being about twenty at the time he landed here, and they were married at Dubuque, Iowa. He was born October 6, 1832, and died in October, 1907. His widow is still living. Twelve children were born to them, of whom seven reached maturity and six are now living, as follows: Frank J., secretary and treasurer of the Luger Furniture Company and the St. Paul Table Company; John, whose name introduces this sketch; Louis, manager of the Luger Furniture Company; Joseph A., manager of the Spokane branch of their business; Minnie, wife of Leo Mamm, of Minneapolis; and Edward, head of the sales department of their establishments at Minneapolis.
When lohn was one year old his parents removed from Dubuque. Iowa, to Minnesota and took up their residence at Wabasha. A cabinetmaker by trade, the father opened a shop at Wabasha and later branched out into a retail business. When he was only nine years of age young John began working in his father's shop. He attended the common schools until he was fifteen, spending his mornings and evenings and vacations assisting his father. At fifteen he went to work regularly, and has ever since been identified with the growing business which his father established. The steam factory which the senior Luger built in 1872 was an important step forward in the business, and father and sons worked together with gratifying results, in time building up an annual business of about $100,000. A company was formed under the name of Luger Brothers, and later they incorporated as the Luger Furniture Companv. and under this name they moved their machinery in 1887 to North St. Paul. In 1892 Mr. Luger's father organized the North St. Paul Table Company, as a branch of the business, and from the time it began operations John Luger has been in charge as general manager.
On July 2, 1883, John Luger and Miss Minnie Paul were united in marriage, and they are the parents of ten children: Albert, Emile, Celia, John E., Olivia, Arthur, Angeline, Roland, Elmer and Vincent. Mrs. Luger is a daughter of Peter and Wilhelmina (Becker) Paul, and has been a resident of Minnesota since she was six years old, when she was brought here by her parents. Mr. Luger was reared by Catholic parents and he and his wife are devout members of the Catholic church. Fraternally he is identified with the M. W. of A. and the A. O. U. W., and, politically, he is a Republican. While he has served as trustee and president of the village board, and also as a member of the school board, he is not active in politics, his time and energies being centered in the business with which he has been the managing head for the past twenty years.
BIOGRAPHY: John Luger. general manager of the St. Paul Table Company, whose factories are at North St. Paul, Minnesota, and which is a branch of the Luger Furniture Company, of Minneapolis, belongs to a family of manufacturers associated in the same line of business.
John Luger was born in Dubuque, Iowa, March 7, 1860, son of John and Catharine ( Rhomberg) Luger, both natives of Dorenbern, Austria, where they were schoolmates. In early life they came to America, he being about twenty at the time he landed here, and they were married at Dubuque, Iowa. He was born October 6, 1832, and died in October, 1907. His widow is still living. Twelve children were born to them, of whom seven reached maturity and six are now living, as follows: Frank J., secretary and treasurer of the Luger Furniture Company and the St. Paul Table Company; John, whose name introduces this sketch; Louis, manager of the Luger Furniture Company; Joseph A., manager of the Spokane branch of their business; Minnie, wife of Leo Mamm, of Minneapolis; and Edward, head of the sales department of their establishments at Minneapolis.
When lohn was one year old his parents removed from Dubuque. Iowa, to Minnesota and took up their residence at Wabasha. A cabinetmaker by trade, the father opened a shop at Wabasha and later branched out into a retail business. When he was only nine years of age young John began working in his father's shop. He attended the common schools until he was fifteen, spending his mornings and evenings and vacations assisting his father. At fifteen he went to work regularly, and has ever since been identified with the growing business which his father established. The steam factory which the senior Luger built in 1872 was an important step forward in the business, and father and sons worked together with gratifying results, in time building up an annual business of about $100,000. A company was formed under the name of Luger Brothers, and later they incorporated as the Luger Furniture Companv. and under this name they moved their machinery in 1887 to North St. Paul. In 1892 Mr. Luger's father organized the North St. Paul Table Company, as a branch of the business, and from the time it began operations John Luger has been in charge as general manager.
On July 2, 1883, John Luger and Miss Minnie Paul were united in marriage, and they are the parents of ten children: Albert, Emile, Celia, John E., Olivia, Arthur, Angeline, Roland, Elmer and Vincent. Mrs. Luger is a daughter of Peter and Wilhelmina (Becker) Paul, and has been a resident of Minnesota since she was six years old, when she was brought here by her parents. Mr. Luger was reared by Catholic parents and he and his wife are devout members of the Catholic church. Fraternally he is identified with the M. W. of A. and the A. O. U. W., and, politically, he is a Republican. While he has served as trustee and president of the village board, and also as a member of the school board, he is not active in politics, his time and energies being centered in the business with which he has been the managing head for the past twenty years.
BIOGRAPHY: History of St. Paul and Vicinity: A Chronicle of Progress and a ..., Volume 3 By Henry Anson Castle, 1912
BIOGRAPHY: John Luger. general manager of the St. Paul Table Company, whose factories are at North St. Paul, Minnesota, and which is a branch of the Luger Furniture Company, of Minneapolis, belongs to a family of manufacturers associated in the same line of business.
John Luger was born in Dubuque, Iowa, March 7, 1860, son of John and Catharine ( Rhomberg) Luger, both natives of Dorenbern, Austria, where they were schoolmates. In early life they came to America, he being about twenty at the time he landed here, and they were married at Dubuque, Iowa. He was born October 6, 1832, and died in October, 1907. His widow is still living. Twelve children were born to them, of whom seven reached maturity and six are now living, as follows: Frank J., secretary and treasurer of the Luger Furniture Company and the St. Paul Table Company; John, whose name introduces this sketch; Louis, manager of the Luger Furniture Company; Joseph A., manager of the Spokane branch of their business; Minnie, wife of Leo Mamm, of Minneapolis; and Edward, head of the sales department of their establishments at Minneapolis.
When lohn was one year old his parents removed from Dubuque. Iowa, to Minnesota and took up their residence at Wabasha. A cabinetmaker by trade, the father opened a shop at Wabasha and later branched out into a retail business. When he was only nine years of age young John began working in his father's shop. He attended the common schools until he was fifteen, spending his mornings and evenings and vacations assisting his father. At fifteen he went to work regularly, and has ever since been identified with the growing business which his father established. The steam factory which the senior Luger built in 1872 was an important step forward in the business, and father and sons worked together with gratifying results, in time building up an annual business of about $100,000. A company was formed under the name of Luger Brothers, and later they incorporated as the Luger Furniture Companv. and under this name they moved their machinery in 1887 to North St. Paul. In 1892 Mr. Luger's father organized the North St. Paul Table Company, as a branch of the business, and from the time it began operations John Luger has been in charge as general manager.
On July 2, 1883, John Luger and Miss Minnie Paul were united in marriage, and they are the parents of ten children: Albert, Emile, Celia, John E., Olivia, Arthur, Angeline, Roland, Elmer and Vincent. Mrs. Luger is a daughter of Peter and Wilhelmina (Becker) Paul, and has been a resident of Minnesota since she was six years old, when she was brought here by her parents. Mr. Luger was reared by Catholic parents and he and his wife are devout members of the Catholic church. Fraternally he is identified with the M. W. of A. and the A. O. U. W., and, politically, he is a Republican. While he has served as trustee and president of the village board, and also as a member of the school board, he is not active in politics, his time and energies being centered in the business with which he has been the managing head for the past twenty years.
BIOGRAPHY: John Luger. general manager of the St. Paul Table Company, whose factories are at North St. Paul, Minnesota, and which is a branch of the Luger Furniture Company, of Minneapolis, belongs to a family of manufacturers associated in the same line of business.
John Luger was born in Dubuque, Iowa, March 7, 1860, son of John and Catharine ( Rhomberg) Luger, both natives of Dorenbern, Austria, where they were schoolmates. In early life they came to America, he being about twenty at the time he landed here, and they were married at Dubuque, Iowa. He was born October 6, 1832, and died in October, 1907. His widow is still living. Twelve children were born to them, of whom seven reached maturity and six are now living, as follows: Frank J., secretary and treasurer of the Luger Furniture Company and the St. Paul Table Company; John, whose name introduces this sketch; Louis, manager of the Luger Furniture Company; Joseph A., manager of the Spokane branch of their business; Minnie, wife of Leo Mamm, of Minneapolis; and Edward, head of the sales department of their establishments at Minneapolis.
When lohn was one year old his parents removed from Dubuque. Iowa, to Minnesota and took up their residence at Wabasha. A cabinetmaker by trade, the father opened a shop at Wabasha and later branched out into a retail business. When he was only nine years of age young John began working in his father's shop. He attended the common schools until he was fifteen, spending his mornings and evenings and vacations assisting his father. At fifteen he went to work regularly, and has ever since been identified with the growing business which his father established. The steam factory which the senior Luger built in 1872 was an important step forward in the business, and father and sons worked together with gratifying results, in time building up an annual business of about $100,000. A company was formed under the name of Luger Brothers, and later they incorporated as the Luger Furniture Companv. and under this name they moved their machinery in 1887 to North St. Paul. In 1892 Mr. Luger's father organized the North St. Paul Table Company, as a branch of the business, and from the time it began operations John Luger has been in charge as general manager.
On July 2, 1883, John Luger and Miss Minnie Paul were united in marriage, and they are the parents of ten children: Albert, Emile, Celia, John E., Olivia, Arthur, Angeline, Roland, Elmer and Vincent. Mrs. Luger is a daughter of Peter and Wilhelmina (Becker) Paul, and has been a resident of Minnesota since she was six years old, when she was brought here by her parents. Mr. Luger was reared by Catholic parents and he and his wife are devout members of the Catholic church. Fraternally he is identified with the M. W. of A. and the A. O. U. W., and, politically, he is a Republican. While he has served as trustee and president of the village board, and also as a member of the school board, he is not active in politics, his time and energies being centered in the business with which he has been the managing head for the past twenty years.
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