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[[Image:loetschera.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Gravestone in Linwood Cemetery]]LOETSCHER, Andrew A. (St. Antoenien, Switzerland, Apr. 3, 1857-Dubuque, IA, Mar. 9, 1925). | [[Image:loetschera.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Gravestone in Linwood Cemetery]]LOETSCHER, Andrew A. (St. Antoenien, Switzerland, Apr. 3, 1857-Dubuque, IA, Mar. 9, 1925). Loetscher had a deep interest in the banking industry. He served as vice-president of the Federal Bank and Trust Company and director of the International Bank of Washington, D.C. | ||
Loetscher held membership on the board of the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]] and served a term as its vice-president from 1913 to 1915. He was vice-president of [[BETHANY HOME]] on Lincoln Avenue and was a trustee of [[FINLEY HOSPITAL (THE)]]. | Loetscher held membership on the board of the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]] and served a term as its vice-president from 1913 to 1915. He was vice-president of [[BETHANY HOME]] on Lincoln Avenue and was a trustee of [[FINLEY HOSPITAL (THE)]]. | ||
Loetscher joined the firm of | Loetscher joined the firm of [[FARLEY AND LOETSCHER MANUFACTURING COMPANY]] soon after its founding. Interested in the actual operation of the plant, Loetscher developed several labor saving devices for the plant which made it a leader in the industry. He was appointed its superintendent in 1898, a position (along with vice-president) he held until his death. | ||
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LOETSCHER, Andrew A. (St. Antoenien, Switzerland, Apr. 3, 1857-Dubuque, IA, Mar. 9, 1925). Loetscher had a deep interest in the banking industry. He served as vice-president of the Federal Bank and Trust Company and director of the International Bank of Washington, D.C.
Loetscher held membership on the board of the UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE and served a term as its vice-president from 1913 to 1915. He was vice-president of BETHANY HOME on Lincoln Avenue and was a trustee of FINLEY HOSPITAL (THE).
Loetscher joined the firm of FARLEY AND LOETSCHER MANUFACTURING COMPANY soon after its founding. Interested in the actual operation of the plant, Loetscher developed several labor saving devices for the plant which made it a leader in the industry. He was appointed its superintendent in 1898, a position (along with vice-president) he held until his death.
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"Andrew A. Loetscher," Linwood Legacies. Online: http://www.linwoodlegacies.org/andrew-a-loetscher.html