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Mayor Hugo Carl Kranz, MPP

Mayor Hugo Carl Kranz, MPP

Male 1834 - 1902  (67 years)

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  • Name Hugo Carl Kranz 
    Prefix Mayor 
    Suffix MPP 
    Born 13 Jun 1834  Lehrbach, District Of Alsfeld, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Business Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    C. Kranz & Son 
    Waterloo Directory 1884-1885    		 Waterloo Directory 1884-1885
    Residence Abt 1852  Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence Abt 1854  Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Immigration 1855  , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Immigration 1855  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Naturalization 1858  [1] 
    Occupation 1861  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Merchant 
    Residence 1861  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1871  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Merchant 
    Residence 1871  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Lutheran 
    Elected Office 1874  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mayor - Berlin 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10126875 
    Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    politician and insurance co director 
    Kitchener-EconomicalMutualFireInsuranceCompany-00001-1892MapofBerlin.jpg    		 Kitchener-EconomicalMutualFireInsuranceCompany-00001-1892MapofBerlin.jpg
    From 1892 Map of Berlin
    Occupation 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Merchant, Member of Parliament 
    Residence 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1901  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Manager Bank 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-38571 
    Died 1 Jun 1902  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I38571  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Carl Wilhelm Christian "Charles" Kranz,   b. 26 Aug 1803, Altenburg, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1875, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Franzeska Hornug,   b. CA 1802,   d. Bef 1861  (Age ~ 58 years) 
    Family ID F38678  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine Seip,   b. 20 Oct 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 1865  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Franzis H. Kranz,   b. 29 Jan 1866, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jun 1944  (Age 78 years)
     2. Maria Wilhelmine Kranz,   b. 21 Jul 1867, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1934, Prescott, Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     3. Mayor Carl Kranz,   b. 11 Nov 1869, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     4. William George Kranz,   b. 25 Nov 1872, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1944, East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F10092  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Hugh Kranz    		Hugh Kranz
    https://www.region.waterloo.on.ca/web/region.nsf/0/53C30F624F314DEE85256B06004B55C1?OpenDocument
    Hugo Kranz    		Hugo Kranz
    From: Official souvenir of the celebration of cityhood, July 17th 1912
    Hugo Kranz    		Hugo Kranz
    From: Official souvenir of the celebration of cityhood, July 17th 1912

  • Notes 
    • Mr. Hugo Kranz Dead: It is the painful duty of the Signet to announce the death of Mr. Hugo Kranz,

      which took place at 9.45 Sunday forenoon, at his residence in Berlin, after a brief illness... The late Hugo Kranz was born in Lehrbach, Hessen,Germany, on June 13th, 1834.... He came to America with his father in 1851, and they first made their home in Milwaukee, Wis., and Buffalo, N. Y. In 1855 they came to Berlin where they opened a store. He was married in 1865 to Catherine Seip, who with two sons and two daughters, survive....


      Elmira Signet Newspaper 5 June 1902 , p. 1, col. 4 & 5

      _________________

      HUGO KRANZ, M. P . , of Berlin, is a native of Hesse, born in 1834. He came to America with his father's family in 1851. After a residence of three years in Buffalo, they removed to Berlin, and opened a mercantile establishment under the firm name of C. Kranz & Son, which is still carried on by the subject of this paragraph. Mr. Kranz has passed a pretty thorough gradation of the offices of trust incident to our municipal system ; beginning as Village Clerk of Berlin, and arriving, in September, 1878, in the office of M.P. for North Waterloo, elected as the Conservative candidate. In his parliamentary career he has won a place among the most useful and practical members of the House, for the business of which he has been well fitted by a large natural talent, and wide range of commercial business.


      Illustrated Atlas of the County of Waterloo, H. Parsell & Co., Toronto, Ont. 1881

      _____________________

      Kranz, Hugo, M.P. for this constituency ; has also filled the offices of School Trustee, Town Clerk, Reeve and Mayor. Mr. Kranz was born in Hesse Darmstadt in 1834, and has lived here since 1855.

      Illustrated Atlas of the County of Waterloo, H. Parsel & Co., Toronto - 1881

      ____________________________

      Hugo Kranz, Reeve 1869-70. Mayor, 1874-8.

      The late Mr. Hugo Kranz was a native of Germany and a prominent merchant. With the late Mr. Wm. Oelschlager, he founded the Economical Fire Insurance Co. He was a man of pleasing personality, public-spirited and enterprising. Elected Reeve of the village in 1869-1870; he retired until 1874 when he was elected mayor and continued as such until 1878 when he was elected member of the
      House of Commons. He held the seat for two terms. He served Berlin long and faithfully and for years was the friend and adviser of newly-arrived Germans. He possessed the esteem of all who knew him.

      Official souvenir of the celebration of cityhood, July 17th 1912, Berlin, Ontario, The German Printing and Publishing Co

  • Sources 
    1. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-11 Page 9.

    2. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 Page 64.

    3. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 32.

    4. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), 5 June 1902 pg 1.

    5. [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div. 1 Page 7.

    6. [S220] Waterloo Region Hall of Fame Waterloo Region Hall of Fame.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Jun 1834 - Lehrbach, District Of Alsfeld, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBusiness - C. Kranz & Son - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Abt 1852 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Abt 1854 - Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1855 - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1855 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Merchant - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Merchant - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsElected Office - Mayor - Berlin - 1874 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHall of Fame - Waterloo Region - politician and insurance co director - - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Merchant, Member of Parliament - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Manager Bank - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Jun 1902 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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