- Hugo Kranz
Hugo Kranz (
June 13 1834 –June 1 1902 ) was a German-born businessman and political figure inOntario , Canada. He representedWaterloo North in theCanadian House of Commons from 1878 to 1887 as a Conservative member.He was born in Lehrbach,
Hesse , the son of Charles Kranz, was educated inDarmstadt and came to theUnited States with his father in 1851. After four years, father and son moved to Berlin, Ontario (later Kitchener). His father opened a general store there and Kranz took over its operation in 1875 after his father's death. In 1865, he married Catherine Seip. Kranz served as town clerk (1859 to 1867), reeve (1869 to 1870) and mayor (1874 to 1878) for Berlin. He also was trustee and treasurer for the local high school and ajustice of the peace . 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 toIsaac Erb Bowman each time.References
* [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=d937ad61-5c77-4b7f-838f-5acc0a400b3d&Language=E Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament]
* [http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=91595 "A Cyclopæedia of Canadian biography being chiefly men of the time ", GM Rose (1886)]
* [http://www.region.waterloo.on.ca/web/region.nsf/0/53C30F624F314DEE85256B06004B55C1?OpenDocument Waterloo County Hall of Fame]
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