Bio of LUDWIG, Alvah W. (b.1858 d.1923), Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical
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Vol III, pg 464-467
ALVAH W. LUDWIG
Alvah W. Ludwig, who died on the 10th of June, 1923, as the result of injuries
sustained in an automobile accident, was for more than thirty years the junior
member of the firm of Gamble & Ludwig, his partner being Stewart Gamble. Until
1920 they were active in the conduct of a drug and paint establishment but in
that year they devoted themselves exclusively to the paint business. Alvah W.
Ludwig was born in Waldoboro, Maine, on the 5th of August, 1858, a son of Gorham
and Ashsah (Nason) Ludwig. The paternal grandparents came to this country from
Bavaria, locating in Massachusetts. Gorham Ludwig was born in that state, in the
section which subsequently became the state of Maine. He was one of the
prominent and highly esteemed citizens of the community in which he resided and
achieved a substantial measure of success in life.
In the acquirement of his education Alvah W. Ludwig attended the public schools
of his native state and subsequently came west to Minneapolis, accepting a
position as bookkeeper for T. K. Gray, a well known druggist in this city.
During his leisure time he studied pharmacy and after passing the required
examination he became a licensed pharmacist. For ten years he was associated
with Mr. Gray and at the termination of that time he and Stewart Gamble, a
fellow clerk, determined to engage in business on their own account. As a result
they formed a partnership and established a drug and paint store, which they
operated under the firm name of Gamble & Ludwig. At the time of Mr. Ludwig's
demise this concern had existed for three decades and was prob­ably the oldest
partnership in the city. Their first establishment was located at No. 301-3
Hennepin avenue, where they remained for sixteen years. During that time their
business grew to extensive proportions and they were obliged to seek larger
quarters and removed to their present location at No. 903 Hennepin avenue. In
1920 Gamble & Ludwig sold out their drug business and thereafter devoted their
entire time and attention to the paint business, catering to both a wholesale
and retail trade Mr. Ludwig contributed to a marked degree in the continued
success of the enterprise He was a business man of progressive spirit and
unfaltering determination who em­ployed the most modern of commercial methods
and wisely utilized every opportunity that came to hand.
On the 16th of August, 1900, in Minneapolis, was celebrated the marriage of Mr.
Ludwig and Miss Ellen Selle, a daughter of William and Augusta Selle. To their
union one son was born, Llewellyn Ludwig, who is a student in the University of
Minnesota. Politically Mr. Ludwig supported the republican party, for he was a
firm believer in its principles as factors in good government. He was
essentially public-spirited and was active in the furtherance of all movements
that have for their object the promotion of the best interests of city, county
and state. His religious faith was indicated by his membership in the
Westminster church. Fraternally Mr. Ludwig was identified with the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows and he was a member of the Minneapolis Civic & Commerce
Association and the Rotary Club. Socially he was connected with the Minneapolis
Athletic Club, the Town & Country Club, the Interlachen Club and the Automobile
Club. For recreation from business he turned to the great outdoors and he was a
golf enthusiast, in which sport he was proficient. In his younger days he was
particularly fond of horses and was an able equestrian. He was a man of genial
and pleasing personality and his friends were legion. The best principles of
integrity and honor governed him in all transactions and he enjoyed the
confidence and esteem of all with whom he came into contact.