Hugo Carl Kranz (13June 18341June 1902) was a
German
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-born businessman and political figure in
Ontario, Canada. He represented
Waterloo North in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1878 to 1887 as a
Conservative member.
Biography
Kranz was born on 13 June 1834 at Lehrbach in the
Grand Duchy of Hesse
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,
which was a part of the
German Confederation. He was the only son of Charles Kranz.
He was educated at the
''Polytechnische Schule'' of Darmstadt and came to the
United States with his father in 1851. After four years, the father and son moved to
Berlin, Ontario
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(
later known as Kitchener). His father opened a
general store there in partnership with Henry Stroh.
Hugo became involved in running the store and took over its operations in 1875 after his father's death. It was advertised in an 1884 municipal directory as C. Kranz & Son.
In 1865, he married Catherine Seip. Kranz served as town clerk (1859 to 1867), reeve (1869 to 1870) and mayor (1874 to 1878) of Berlin.
He also was trustee and treasurer for the
Berlin High School and a
justice of the peace
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. Kranz helped found the
Economical Mutual Fire Insurance Company and served as its manager and president. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1887 and 1891, losing to
Isaac Erb Bowman
Isaac Erb Bowman (17August 18323September 1897) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Waterloo North in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1878 and from 1887 to 1896.
He was born Isaac Er ...
each time.
He died on 1 June 1902 at his home in Berlin after a brief illness.
He is buried at Mount Hope Cemetery in Kitchener.
See also
*
List of German Canadians
References
External links
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1834 births
1902 deaths
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs
Mayors of Kitchener, Ontario
Canadian justices of the peace
German expatriates in the United States
German emigrants to pre-Confederation Canada
Politicians from Hesse
Burials at Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Ontario