Bio of LUGSDIN, George H. (b.1862), 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 37-38
GEORGE H. LUGSDIN
George H. Lugsdin, head of the largest fur establishment in the city of
Minneapolis, is a native of Canada, his birth having occurred in Toronto, on the
2d of August, 1862. He is of English extraction, his parents, William and
Elizabeth Lugsdin, being English by birth, the father a native of Cambridge and
the mother born in London. Mr. Lugsdin may be fairly said to have inherited his
business, for the members of his family have been engaged in the various
branches of the fur trade and manufacturing industry for more than a hundred
years. After completing his formal education in the public schools of Toronto,
young George Lugsdin became associated in the fur business with
an uncle in Toronto. At the end of six years' experience with the older man he
was able to embark in business for himself. In 1891 Mr. Lugsdin came to
Minneapolis, where he started a fur store in a modest fashion in accordance with
his limited capital. His business has prospered until he now owns the leading
fur establishment in the city, doing an extensive business as a manufacturer and
as a dealer in fine furs. His work­room is the largest of its kind in
Minneapolis, while his store is one of the beautiful shops of the city. Well
located in respect to the best retail trade at No. 815 Nicollet avenue, in the
heart of the Minneapolis shopping district, Mr. Lugsdin's establishment enjoys a
generous patronage from the people who know and admire beautiful furs.
Mr. Lugsdin was married in Toronto, on the 29th of July, 1885, to Miss Harriet
Elizabeth Brown, and they have become the parents of two children: Barbara, now
Mrs. Iver G. Lundgren of Virginia, Minnesota; and Leslie Lugsdin, now associated
with his father.
In connection with his business interests Mr. Lugsdin belongs to the Civic &
Commerce Association, the Minneapolis Furriers' Association and the Business
Men's Credit Association, and he is a republican in his political views. A
member of St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal church, he has long taken an active
part in its work and for fifteen years was superintendent of its Sunday school.
He is a thirty-second degree Mason, his affiliations in that order being with
Hennepin Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; St. John's Chapter, Minneapolis Council, and Zion
Commandery of the York Rite; Minneapolis Consistory of the Scottish Rite; and a
member of Zuhrah Temple of the Mystic Shrine. His clubs are the Minneapolis and
Minikahda clubs. Mr. Lugsdin finds his chief recreation in music, of which he
has been very fond all of his life. When he was living in Toronto he was the
soloist for the Jarvis Street Baptist church, and for a full thirty years he has
been active in the music circles of this city. At one time he was a member of
the Temple Quartet and formerly served as president of the Apollo Club. In fact,
the movement resulting in the latter organization was begun in Mr. Lugsdin's
store, when W. H. Eichman proposed that such a club be founded. The suggestion
was followed up by a group of men interested in music, with the result that the
Apollo Club has become an influential factor in Minneapolis music circles.