Christian Kloepfer, MP

1847 - 1913  (65 years)

• Name	Christian Kloepfer
  Suffix	MP
  Born	22 Dec 1847	Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Christened	26 Dec 1847	Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Roman Catholic
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Store Clerk
  Elected Office	1896
  	member of Parliament - Wellington South
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53078846
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-30461
  Died	9 Feb 1913	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Buried	Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I30461	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacobus "Jacob" Kloepfer,   b. 12 Feb 1808, Bühl, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany ,   d. 13 Dec 1885, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Monica Winter,   b. 3 May 1812, , Germany ,   d. 27 Apr 1877, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario  (Age 64 years)
  Married	22 Jul 1840	Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States   [7]
  Family ID	F18563	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth "Bessie" Murphy,   b. 1858, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jan 1895, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 37 years)
  Married	Jun 1880  [2]
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F19708	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Christian Kloepfer

  
  

• Notes

  Christian Kloepfer was born in New Germany, County of Waterloo, Ont., December 22, 1847, and is of German descent, his parents having emigrated from Baden, Germany, to Canada about 1842. He was educated at the Parochial School in New Germany. Mr. Kloepfer is in business as a wholesale carriage hardware merchant. He married in June, 1880, Elizabeth Murphy, of Guelph. He is a director of several trading institutions, and has been an alderman of Guelph. He was first elected to the House of Commons at the general elections held in 1896. Conservative. Guelph, O. Personnel of the Senate and House of Commons, Eighth Parliament of Canada Elected June 23, 1896, Portraits and Biographies of the Members, Montreal, John Lovell & son 1898, pg 143 ______________ C. KLOEPFER, EX M.P. DEAD Well Known Guelph Man, Was Pres. Capital Brewing Co. Guelph, Feb. 9-Christian Kloepfer, ex-M.P. one of Guelph's best known manufacturers and industrial magnates, man also well known over the Dominion in monetary matters, passed away this morning, after having been ill for a week from a cold, which developed into pneumonia. He was born in Baden, Ont.. 1847. In 1867 he learned the hardware business In Guelph with the late John Horsman. He purchased from Mr. Horsman his coal business and still continued for some time with him afterwards starting a small wholesale, carriage and hardware business in connection with the coal yard. This business developed into the C. Kloepfer Company Limited, which has a branch in Toronto. At the time of his death he was president of the C. Kloepfer Company. Limited of Toronto and Guelph. of the Raymond Mfg. Company of Guelph; of the Dominion Linen Mfg. Company of Guelph, and of the Capital Brewing Company of Ottawa. In former years he took an active part in public life. In 1896 he ran for the federal house against the late James Innes, and was successful holding the seat until 1900. He ran again but was defeated by Hugh Guthrie, the present member, who also defeated him in 1904. The late Mr. Kloepfer was well known in the Capital. It is stated that he was slated for a senatorship. The Ottawa Citizen Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Mon, Feb 10, 1913 Page 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div2 pg 89. [S1224] Book - Personnel of the Senate and House of Commons, Eighth Parliament of Canada Elected June 23, 1896, 143. [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division), Div. 8 Page 59. [S91] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Maryhill - St. Boniface Roman Catholic [found cited on various sources on the internet and family histories]. [S514] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1871, Sect. 2 Page 7. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53078846/christian-kloepfer. [S2170] New York Marriages, 1686-1980, Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00917-9 , System Origin: New York-EASy , GS Film number: 928700. Jacobus Kloepfer Spouse's Name:Monica Winter Event Date:22 Jul 1840 Event Place:Buffalo, Erie, New York Father's Name:Jacobi Kloepfer Mother's Name:Catharinae Krumholz Spouse's Father's Name:Gregorii Winter Spouse's Mother's Name:Franciscae Kloepfer

  
  

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  Born - 22 Dec 1847 - Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Christened - 26 Dec 1847 - Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Occupation - Laborer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Store Clerk - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 9 Feb 1913 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth