Christian Kloepfer

Christian Kloepfer

Christian Kloepfer (December 22, 1847 – February 9, 1913) was a wholesale merchant and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Wellington South in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 1900 as a Conservative.^[1]

He was born in New Germany, Waterloo County, Canada West, the son of German immigrants. Kloepfer sold hardware for carriages. In 1880, he married Elizabeth Murray.^[2] Kloepfer ran unsuccessfully for reelection in 1900 and 1904. He served as a member of the municipal council for Guelph.^[1] Kloepfer was a director of the Traders Bank of Canada.^[3] He died in Guelph at the age of 65.^[4]

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 1896
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christian KLOEPFER	2,578	51.4	5.4
	Liberal	James INNES	2,440	48.6	-5.4
Total valid votes			5,018	100.0

Canadian federal election, 1900
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Hugh GUTHRIE	2,755	51.0	2.4
	Conservative	Christian KLOEPFER	2,649	49.0	-2.4
Total valid votes			5,404	100.0

Canadian federal election, 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Hugh GUTHRIE	3,694	52.7	1.7
	Conservative	Christian KLOEPFER	3,315	47.3	-1.7
Total valid votes			7,009	100.0

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Christian Kloepfer - Parliament of Canada biography
2. ^ Gemmill, AJ The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897
3. ^ Guelph : perspectives on a century of change, 1900-2000 (2000)
4. ^ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada. 

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Name	Kloepfer, Christian
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Date of birth	December 22, 1847
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Date of death	February 9, 1913
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