Julius A. Lebkuecher

{{Short description|American politician (1844-1913)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Julius A. Lebkuecher

| image = Julius A. Lebkuecher.jpg

| caption =

| office = 21st Mayor of Newark

| term_start = 1894

| term_end = 1896

| predecessor = Joseph E. Haynes

| successor = James M. Seymour

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1844|2|9}}

| birth_place = Baden, Germany

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1913|5|13|1844|2|9}}

| death_place = Newark, New Jersey

| party = Republican

}}

Julius A. Lebkuecher (February 9, 1844 – May 13, 1913) was an American politician who served as the Mayor of Newark from 1894 to 1896.{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-9AwAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA112 |title=Biographical and Genealogical History of the City of Newark and Essex County ... - Frederick William Ricord, Sophia B. Ricord |year=1898 |access-date=2016-08-27}}

Julius was born in Germany in 1844.{{Cite book|title=Manual of the Common Council of Newark, NJ|year=1895}} At age four he moved to Newark and was educated in the public schools of Newark through Barringer High School. He was a jeweler and helped found Kremetz and Company. In 1894, he accepted the Republican nomination for Mayor. He was elected by nearly 5,000 votes.

After his time as Mayor he continued working in jewelry and was president of the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission from 1902 to 1913.{{Cite news|date=1913-05-13|title=Former Mayor is Called By Death|work=Newark Evening News}} He left two sons.