Lockley, Fred. "History of the Columbia River Valley, From The Dalles to the Sea." Vol. 3. S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1928. p. 148. HILLMAN LUEDDEMANN One of the leading figures in the coastwise steamship service at Portland is Hillman Lueddemann, manager at this port for the McCormick Steamship Company, in which capacity he has proven a man of judgment and executive ability. Born in Alabama in 1895, he is a son of Frederick A. and Delia (Hillman) Lueddemann. In 1901, when he was about six years old, the family came to Oregon, locating at The Danes, where the father engaged in general merchandising. He was successful, remaining there six years, and then went to San Jose, California, where he became identified with the Growers Bank. Hillman Lueddemann received his elementary education in the public schools and studied journalism extensively. For about two years after leaving school he was employed on the San Jose Mercury and in 1915 came to Portland, Oregon, where he worked for his uncles, who were in the real estate and insurance business under the firm name of Lueddemann & Company. In 1917 Mr. Lueddemann enlisted in the artillery branch of the United States Army and was sent overseas, where he served about eighteen months in the World war, taking part in several important offensives, including Chateau Thiery, Marne, St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne. After the Armistice he was sent to Germany with the Army of Occupation, with which he remained about six months. On receiving his honorable discharge from the service, Mr. Lueddemann returned to Portland and entered the employ of the McCormick Steamship Company as dock clerk. Through his faithful and efficient efforts, he received promotions through the various departments and in 1924 was made manager at Portland, having full charge of all operating matters pertaining to the vessels operating out of Portland on the coastwise trade. This is a responsible position and Mr. Lueddemann has under him one hundred regular employees, in addition to which a large number of longshoremen are employed from time to time, sometimes as many as five hundred at once. The 1927 record showed the handling of over three hundred and fifty boat entries and during that year the payroll of longshoremen alone amounted to over three hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The company handles both freight and passenger service and is one of the most important and best known lines entering Portland. Mr. Lueddemann is president of the Nabesna Steamship Company, which owns the steamship "Nabesna," of four thousand tons dead weight, and is devoted to freight service, being owned by Portland people. Mr. Lueddemann's position entails a large amount of work and close attention, but he has so systematized his labors that he gets maximum results at a minimum expenditure of effort, being in every respect well qualified for the position which he is so capably filling. In 1919 Mr. Lueddemann was united in marriage to Miss Gertrude Davis, of San Francisco, and they are the parents of two children÷Jane, aged eight years, and Hillman, Jr., aged four years. Mr. Lueddemann is a member of the board of directors and the executive committee of the Rotary Club, belongs to the Wana Lake Club, the Columbia Country Club, the Multnomah Athletic Club, the Chamber of Commerce, serving as a member of its foreign trade committee, and in 1927 was president of the Portland Steamship Operators Association. He supports the republican party and, though a busy man, gives a due share of his attention to matters affecting the prosperity and welfare of his city. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in June 2008 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.