Otto Klotz

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• Business: Canadian Office and School Furniture Co., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Canadian Office and School Furniture Co.
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• Interesting: business, hotel, brewer, education
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-350965
• Immigration: 1837, , Canada
• Occupation: 1852, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Innkeeper
• Occupation: 1861, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Notary Public
• Residence: 1861, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1871, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Hotel Keeper
• Occupation: 1881, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; J. p. Notary Public
• Membership: 1885, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; masonic lodge
• Occupation: 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
• Residence: 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region: Bef 2012, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; educator, hostler and distiller

Notes:

If you see a man who quietly and modestly moves in the sphere of his life; who, without blemish, fulfils his duty as a man, a subject, a husband and a father; who is pious without hypocrisy, benevolent without ostentation, and aids his fellowman without self-interest; whose heart beats warm for friendship, whose serene mind is open for licensed pleasures, who in vicissitudes does not despair, nor in fortune will be presumptuous, and who will be resolute in the hour of danger; The man who is free from superstition and free from infidelity; who in nature sees the finger of the Eternal Master; who feels and adores the higher destination of man; to whom faith, hope and charity are not mere words without any meaning; to whom property, nay even life, is not too dear for the protection of innocence and virtue, and for the defense of truth;

The man who towards himself is a severe judge, but who is tolerant with the debilities of his neighbour; who endeavours to oppose errors without arrogance, and to promote intelligence without impatience; who properly understands how to estimate and employ his means; who honours virtue though it may be in the most humble garment, and who does not favour vice though it be clad in purple; and who administers justice to merit whether dwelling in palaces or cottages.

The man who, without courting applause, is loved by all noble-minded men, respected by his superiors and revered by his subordinates; the man who never proclaims what he has done, can do, or will do, but where need is will lay hold with dispassionate courage, circumspect resolution, indefatigable exertion and a rare power of mind, and who will not cease until he has accomplished his work, and then, without pretension, will retire into the multitude because he did the good act, not for himself, but for the cause of good!
ntbl If you, my Brethren meet such a man, you will see the personification of brotherly love, relief and truth; and you will have found the ideal of a Freemason.


The History of Freemasonry, The Canadian Craftsman, March 15, 1868 (excerpt) by Otto Klotz

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Otto Klotz, a native of Kiel, on the Baltic, born 1817, came to Upper Canada at the early age of 20 years. He was of a family of grain dealers and shipping men and came to New York, without definite intention to remain in America, on a sailing vessel, belonging to one of his uncles, carrying a cargo of wheat to supply a shortage on this side, and taking eleven weeks for the voyage. He went first with an acquaintance to the then flourishing village of Harpurhey, not far from Seaforth, now not even a post office, here intending to take up land and pursue farming. He remained only two months, by which time he concluded that he was better fitted for some other occupation. Hearing of Preston as a German settlement he without loss of time went there, and soon decided to remain. He purchased a small brewery, which it appears had been abandoned, and carried on a brewing business for some time, with a Dr. Ebert, a chemist. In 1839 he began erection of a building, afterwards enlarged from time to time, and soon started in the hotel business, his house being known as Klotz's Hotel, which he carried on for over forty years, and which may be said to have been the principal hotel in Preston for most of that time. In 1862 he started a starch factory, which, however, was not successful, and was soon discontinued. Mr. Klotz was a leading figure in the community, especially among the Germans, and in educational matters and civic interests generally. He was appointed School Commissioner for the District of Wellington about 1841, and Clerk of the Division Court in 1848. He was connected with educational matters all the rest of his life, as School Trustee or in some other capacity. In 1865 he, assisted by two teachers of the Preston School, was largely instrumental in having the ill-adapted readers used in Canadian schools at that time superseded by a Canadian series of readers. In 1867 he compiled and himself published a German Grammar used in the German schools of the County, notably in Preston and Berlin. Klotz founded the Preston Mechanics' Institute with books from his own library in 1871, and was instrumental in bringing this, practically a Public Library, to a flourishing condition. The first fire department was organized as a Hook and Ladder Company in 1844, with Jacob Hespeler as President and Klotz as Secretary. A regular fire company followed in 1850, with Hespeler again President and Klotz Secretary Treasurer, and an engine and other apparatus were procured by voluntary subscription. Klotz leased his hotel premises in 1882 and retired to private life, continuing only his offices as Division Court Clerk and other offices, as also a number of offices of trust without fee or emolument. He was for many years identified with Grand River Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and was Grand Master for the district. Mr. Klotz died in 1892.

First Annual Report of the Waterloo Historical Society, 1913

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Otto Klotz was born in Kiel, Holstein, Germany on November 25, 1817 and arrived in Preston in 1837. Almost immediately he began his involvement in community activities which has led some to call him "Waterloo Township's most public-spirited citizen of the 19th century." In 1838 he was elected to Preston's first Board of School Trustees. This began a long connection with the educational system in Preston which was to last almost until his death in 1892. He served as the secretary-treasurer of the Board from 1839 to 1891 with the exception of the years 1859-1861. He was elected to the Waterloo Township School Commission in 1841 and was appointed superintendent of schools in 1852. As the school inspector, he was also a member of the County Board of Examiners of Teachers, a post he occupied for 17 years. In 1845 Preston's school became Ontario's first "free" school when Mr. Klotz convinced his fellow trustees that school costs should be covered by the municipality rather than by fees collected directly from the parents of the students. Free schools did not become the norm in Ontario until about 1870. In addition he prepared and published a grammar text book for the use of students of the German language in local schools. In addition to his work in education, he helped to establish and served as secretary of Preston's first Hook and Ladder Company when it was organised in 1844. He became the company's Chief Engineer when it was reorganised into the Preston Fire Brigade in 1850. He was appointed a notary public in 1846 and a justice of the peace in 1856. He served as the clerk of Preston's first village in 1852, was a founding member, in 1871, of the Preston Mechanics Institute, the forerunner of the library system, and was the President and long time director of the Waterloo County Agricultural Society. In business, Mr. Klotz operated a small brewery for several years shortly after his arrival in Preston. This enterprise was joined, in 1839, by the Klotz Hotel which he began in 1839 and operated for about 40 years. The hotel was later sold and renamed the Central Hotel, a business that continues to operate on King St. He also started a starch factory in 1862 but this business proved unsuccessful and was soon closed down. Mr. Klotz retired from most, although not all, of his public offices in 1882 and died on July 6, 1892. He is buried in the Preston Cemetery.

Sources:
1. W.H. Breithaupt "Some German Settlers of Waterloo County", Waterloo Historical Society Journal Vol. 1, 1913.
2. Dr. Gottlieb Leibbrandt Little Paradise, the Saga of the German Canadians of Waterloo County, Ontario 1800-1975 Allprint Company Limited, Kitchener Ontario 1980.
3. "Hall of Fame Citation", City of Cambridge Archives, inducted February 1996.
4. Obituary Galt Reformer Tuesday July 14, 1892.
5. Emie Ronnenberg "The Klotzes were distinguished father and son m Preston", Kitchener-Waterloo Record Thursday February 13, 1975.

Cambridge Mosaic, Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge

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Among those who came here in 1837 was Mr. Otto Klotz. He purchased a property abandoned by one (Richard Haste, who had erected a small brewery; and for several years Mr. Klotz carried on the brewery. In 1839 he partly erected the premises for many years known as Klotz's Hotel, and later continued to increase the same to their present dimensions. In 1862 Mr. Klotz erected a starch factory, which however proved to be a losing undertaking and it was therefore discontinued. The premises and machinery were subsequently leased for manufacturing purposes, but they took fire in July 1873 and were completely gutted. Whether the fire was the act of an incendiary or was caused by spontaneous combustion was never ascertained; the heavy loss which he thereby sustained was fully ascertained. Four years ago Mr. Klotz leased his hotel premises, the name being changed to "Central Hotel," and retired into private life, continuing only his office as Division Court Clerk, conveyancer and other kindred offices, together with a number of offices of trust without fee or emolument.

Fifth Annual Report Of The Waterloo Historical Society, 1917 pg 28

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Klotz, Otto, Justice of the Peace, Notary Public, Conveyancer, and Division Court Clerk. Was born at Kiel, Germany, and has resided here since 1837.

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

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Klotz, Otto, Preston, Ontario, is a native of Germany, having been born in the city of Kiel, on the shores of the Baltic sea, on the 25th of November, 1817. His father, Jacob Klotz, was the junior of the firm of Klotz & Son of that place. After the death of the senior member, the firm was continued for many years, first by Jacob Klotz, and subsequently by his younger brother, Christian Klotz, their business being chiefly the purchase of grain and shipping it to England.

Otto Klotz received his primary education at a public school in his native place, but was subsequently educated in Luebeck; after having passed his final examination creditably, he was confirmed in conformity with the rites of the Lutheran Church at Kiel, and thereupon apprenticed to a wine merchant in Luebeck, where, in addition to his mother-tongue, he had ample opportunity of making use of French and English, which languages he had by this time fairly mastered. At the expiration of his apprenticeship, he returned home.

In the spring of 1837, his uncle, Christian Klotz, under the old firm of Klotz & Son, sent on speculation a cargo of wheat to America (the crops having failed in 1836), and young Otto Klotz was permitted to make a trip to the new world in his uncle's brig, laden with wheat. The requisite arrangements for that voyage were soon made, and since neither himself nor his relations and friends considered the departure as being of long duration, but rather a pleasure trip, the farewell at the wharf was neither gloomy nor sombre, although his father had advised him to inquire for a good situation, and if found to stay for a few years, and then return with a good store of general knowledge, as many young men of the town had done before him. On the 27th of March, 1837, the anchor was weighed, the sails set, and the Friedericke, heavily laden with wheat, sailed out of Kiel harbour with, young Klotz on board. The voyage was completed in seventy -nine long days, and on the 14th of June, anchor was cast in the East Kiver, at New York. On arrival it was found that the wheat was heated, and the market overstocked, hence the speculation was a failure.

Otto Klotz found to his regret that owing to great depression in business and the numerous failures, he could not procure a situation in New York. He visited Newark, New Jersey, and there met a German farmer from Canada, who proposed to him the taking up of wild land and going into farming. The novelty of this proposal appeared to have some charm and was really entered upon. Writing to his father informing him of his resolution, he handed the letter to the captain of his uncle's brig, bade him farewell, and left for Canada. Arrived in the township of McKillop, in the Huron Tract, he endeavoured to learn what was required in order to become a successful farmer, and soon ascertained that for a young man standing alone without relations or friends and without any knowledge of farming, it would be unwise to take up land and "roughing it in the bush;" however he stayed about two months, during which time he acquired considerable proficiency in the use of the axe, helping to chop and put up log houses in the neighbourhood.

He left McKillop in October, 1837, and went to Preston, which place was then all alive with new settlers from Germany. He engaged for some time as clerk in a store, and thinking he saw a good opportunity, he started in business on his own account in February, 1838, using his father's letter of credit in the purchase of his first stock of goods. In 1839, he married the daughter of a farmer of the township of Wilmot. This marriage proved to be a happy one, his good wife being an excellent helpmate, a good housewife, a dutiful mother and an exemplary spouse. Shortly after young Klotz had settled in Preston, he became acquainted with an old English gentleman, William Scollick, who was a surveyor, conveyancer and a commissioner of the Court of Request, and who took a particular fancy to him and his penmanship. He advised him to learn conveyancing, and promised to instruct him therein. This kind offer was readily accepted; the pupil employed his spare moments in studying to perfect himself, became an apt scholar, and after the death of old Mr. Scollick, became his successor as conveyancer, a business which proved no mean help for improving his pecuniary circumstances.

Mr. Klotz was made a naturalized British subject in 1844, was appointed a notary public in 1846, a commissioner for taking affidavits in 1848, a clerk of the Division Court in 1848, and a justice of the peace in 1853. For a long term of years, he was director of the County Agricultural Society, and once its president. Of the Preston Mechanics' Institute and Horticultural Society he has been president from the establishment of the same. Of the Executive Committee of the Association of Mechanics' Institutes for Ontario, he was a member for twelve years, during six of which its vice-president and for two years its president, and by virtue of these offices a member of the Agricultural Council of Ontario. But the office which he has occupied longest and in which he has worked with greater energy than in any other, is that of School Trustee. When in 1841, the Public Schools Act became law, he was elected one of the School Commissioners in the township (the title was subsequently changed to School Trustee); at the expiration of his term he was re-elected, and has been so re-elected ever since. A good stone school building with a teacher as good as in those days could be obtained was the result of his early work in the cause of education. He next succeeded in getting permission from the District Council to have all property in the Presteon school section taxed for a free school, and that school has been free ever since, although in former years it was optional with the ratepayers whether their school should be free or supported by a rate bill per pupil attending school. After Preston became incorporated, he was appointed local superintendent of schools, and in that capacity he was seventeen years a member of the County Board of Examiners of Teachers. The scarcity of good teachers was often severely felt, while at present they are plentiful, and Mr. Klotz obtained permission for German teachers to be examined in German, and he had charge of preparing the questions for such examinations.

At the instance of several teachers, he prepared and published a German grammar for use of German pupils and others studying German. In 1853, he agitated a public examination of all the schools in the county ; in this move he was ably assisted by the late Dr. Scott, who was then the warden of the county. The county council granted $100 for the purchase of prizes to be distributed among the successful competitors, and appointed Mr. Klotz to make the requisite arrangements, which were successfully carried out. In 1865, Mr. Klotz, assisted by two of the teachers of the Preston school, prepared an expose of "The Irish National Headers," which at that time were the authorized readers for the common schools. In that expose the writer criticised the spelling, grammatical construction, historical blunders, unsuitable words and expressions for children, unfitness of the books for Canadian schools, and the entire absence therein of any article which might tend to cultivate in the minds of the pupils a patriotic feeling. A lengthy and animated correspondence between the chief superintendent, the Rev. Dr. Ryerson, and Mr. Klotz was the result ; but notwithstanding the same, Mr. Klotz had the gratification of seeing "The Irish National Readers" superseded by a Canadian series of Readers.

As president of the Mechanics' Institute, Mr. Klotz has been indefatigable in providing for the inhabitants of Preston and neighbourhood a large library of well selected books, numbering in 1886 4,000 volumes, of which 2,800 are English, and 1,200 German. In politics Mr. Klotz commenced as early as 1838, then hardly a year in Canada, to take an active part, having been required to shoulder a gun and to stand guard at the Grand River bridge, upon a report that a band of rebels under lead of one Duncan, was coming from London to invade Waterloo, which however, afterwards proved a false repp' . He concluded that if, though yet an alien, he was required to risk his life in defence of Canada, he would claim it as a right to speak and vote upon political questions. Shortly after the Earl of Durham's Report had been published, mass meetings were held in several parts of Upper Canada to discuss the same; and Mr. Klotz was one of thirty-six men, mostly old settlers of Waterloo county, who by hand-bills called a public meeting to be held at Preston, on the 10th day of August, "to take into consideration the deplorable state of the province of Upper Canada, and to express their opinion thereon, in concurrence with the great county meeting lately held at Dundas, upon the glorious report of the Earl of Durham." One of those handbills is still preserved by Mr. Klotz as a relic of his younger days.

The first parliamentary election which came on was held at Guelph, and Mr. Klotz went there to vote. A scrutineer, the late Colonel Hodgins, asked him: " How long are you in this country, sir ? " The answer was given with firmness : " Not quite ten years, sir;" the respons ewas: "Oh, that will do ; for whom do you vote ? " " for Mr. James Durand, sir," said Mr. Klotz and left the polling place. Mr. Durand was afterwards declared elected. After responsible government had been granted to the people of Canada, and the political party which adopted the name " Conservatives " had been formed, Mr. Klotz joined that party, and he has ever since supported it with all his energy.

He held for a number of years the office of secretary of that party in his electoral division, and in later years that of president of the same. For the celebration of the Peace Jubilee, held at the county town, Berlin, shortly after the Franco-German war, he was elected president of the German societies, and as such he delivered on May 2nd, 1871, in front of the Court House, to an audience of several thousands, the Peace Jubilee address ; and subsequently at the town of Waterloo, on the occasion of the first " German Saenger Fest" in Ontario, being held there, he delivered to an overcrowded house at the Agricultural Hall, the address in German and also in English. The old Alien Act requiring a residence of seven years before a foreigner could become a naturalized subject, was felt by many Germans to be too long a period of probation, especially since it only required five years' residence in the United States to become a citizen there.

Accordingly Mr. Klotz agitated the matter through the medium of the public press, and by letters to members of Parliament and to the government. In this he was ably assisted by other Germans, and their united efforts were crowned with success, the seven years being first reduced to five, and later to three years' residence. An attempt was made by him to induce the British government to extend the privileges of a person naturalized in Canada, over the whole British empire ; but in this attempt he failed, although his arguments upon that subject had been kindly forwarded to the British government, by His Excellency the Governor-General. It appeared that the reasons for refusal were not on account of Canada, but of such of the numerous British possessions which still number among its inhabitants a large body of semi-civilized peoples, through whom serious difficulties might arise, if such colonies were also to apply and obtain the like privileges which were asked for Canada.

Among the Masonic fraternity, the name of Otto Klotz has become a household word. He became a member of the same in 1846, and has ever since been an active and energetic worker of the Mystic tie. He is an old member of the Grand Lodge and served without interruption as a member of the Board of General Purposes since 1864. He made the subject of Benevolence his special study, and the present system of distributing aid, and of regulating grants is his work ; in acknowledgment of which, the Grand Lodge presented him in 1873 with a handsome testimonial. He continued his noble work with unabated energy, adding from time to time improvements suggested by experience, and in 1885, after twenty-one consecutive years as chairman of the Committee on Benevolence, the Grand Lodge conferred upon him the highest honour, by unanimously electing him a Past Grand Master, and voting for the purchase of a handsome and costly Grand Master's regalia, which, with an elaborate address beautifully engraved, were presented to him at a later day at his mother lodge, the old Barton, No. 6, in the city of Hamilton, in presence of one of the largest gatherings of the fraternity ever assembled there. Besides this great honour conferred upon him, and the many fraternal greetings and tributes paid him on that occasion by the brethren assembled, he had the additional pleasure of the presence of three of his sons, two of whom as Past Masters of Preston lodge, and the youngest as Master of the Lodge of Strict Observance, in Hamilton ; and the gratification of a most cordial and fraternal reception of them by the brethren assembled, as worthy sons of a worthy father.

The family of Mr. Klotz and his good wife consists of four sons and two daughters, of whom three sons and one daughter are married and have families, while the eldest son and youngest daughter have remained single. They are all living in comfortable circumstances, highly respected by all who know them, and the just pride of their aged parents. A family gathering which occurs once a year is always accompanied by those genuine pleasures which are in store for a happy family in which strife and bickerings are unknown quantities. At one of these gatherings the unanimous wish of Mr. Klotz's children was expressed that he should retire from business, and spend with his good wife the remaining years of his life in rest and comfort Arrangements were made accordingly, and in 1881, he retired from business, since which time he has been living on his income, with his wife and unmarried daughter in a commodious dwelling, enjoying that repose and comfort which is the just reward of honest industry.

Geo. MacLean Rose, A Cyclopaepdia of Canadian Biography being chiefly men of the time. Rose Publishing Co., Toronto 1888

Business:
In association with Otto Klotz (the father of the Canadian Astronomer and Surveyor Dr. Otto Julius Klotz 1852-1923), George A. Clare, George Fink and William Hudson, they later formed the joint stock company "Canadian Office and School Furniture Co." (C.O.S.F.). This company expanded very quickly - as well as they also produced bureaux and church furnishings. It is said that C.O.S.F. outfitted 1250 Canada bank offices. In 1908 they had about 125-180 employees.

Otto — Elizabeth "Elise" Wilhelm. Elizabeth (daughter of Michael A. Wilhelm and Anna Margareta "Margaret" Wettlaufer) was born 10 Mar 1816, Breitenbach, , Hessen, Germany; died 2 Aug 1892, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 5 Aug 1892, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Dorothea Fredericka Mylius
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-31864
• Residence: 1861, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Dorothea married Dr. George Rudolph "Rudolph" Mylius 9 Oct 1861, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. George (son of Johann George Mylius and Louise Hornung) was born 29 Apr 1837, Lauterbach, , Hessen, Germany; died 4 Oct 1902, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Business: Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Canadian Office & School Furniture Company
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• Interesting: business, public service, science
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-350968
• Occupation: 1861, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Importer of Cigars
• Residence: 1861, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1871, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agent
• Occupation: 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Furniture Mamufacturer
• Residence: 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Manutacturer, ?
• Residence: 1921, 38 Ahrens St. W. Kitchener Ontario
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Notes:

JACOB E. KLOTZ DIES SUDDENLY

Well Known Resident Succumbs To Heart Attack While Waiting In Doctor's Oftice; Brother Of Noted Scientist

While waiting in the sitting room of Dr. E. Heist's office on Satutday afternoon at about 4.30 o'clock, Jacob E. Klotz, a well known resident of this city, dropped dead, He was found dead in his chair when the doctor came from the examining room where he was advising another patient. Mr. Klotz had been in excellent health until Saturday afternoon when he complained of not feIling very well. He decided to go to Dr. Heist for treatment and it was while awaiting his appointment with the doctor that he was seized with a fatal heart attack. Jacob E. Klotz had been a well known resident of this city for the last 11, years. He was identified as a shareholder in a number of local industries but was not actively engaged in business. He was a member of the Lancaster Club and was popular with the membership as well as with a wide circle of friends. Deceased was a brother of Dr. Otto Klotz noted scientist who died in Ottawa on December 31. He was born in Preston 83 years ago the son, of Otto Klotz. Deceased celebrated his 83rd birthday on December 21. Mr. Klotz is survived by two sisters, Miss Augusta Klotz (with whom he lived) 38 Ahrens street west and Mrs. Mylius of this city and two brothers, Dr. Carl Klotz of St. Catharines and E. W. Klotz of Toronto. The funeral will be held from his late residence on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock followed by Interment at Preston.

The Daily Record 7 Jan 1924 pg 1

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Jacob Emil Klotz was born in Preston on December 31, 1840, a son of Otto Klotz and Eliza Wilhelm. He was the Canadian Commissioner of Immigration from 1872 to 1880. In 1885 he became a partner with William Stahlschmidt in William Stahlschmidt and Co., later the Canadian Office and School Furniture Co., in the manufacture of a variety of school desks and office furniture. Mr. Klotz acted as president of the company and is credited with the early success of the company which later grew into one of the prominent furniture manufacturers in the country. Mr. Klotz also served as the vice president of the Galt and Preston Street Railway Co. when it was organized on November 12, 1890 and was one of the founding members of the Waterloo Historical Society when it was formed on November 13, 1912. Mr. Klotz served as mayor of Preston from 1901 to 1903 and died in Kitchener on January 5. 1924. He is buried in Preston Cemetery.


Cambridge Mosaic, Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge

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In Memoriam

Catherine Lamb, only daughter of John was born in Preston, May 4th, 1848. She was a robust child, and enjoyed good health until attacked by the disease, which resulted in her death. She early exhibited those traits of character which endear the child, and whose regular development adorn the woman. She was tidy, cheerful, obedient and apt to learn. She loved her teacher and school mates, and was loved by them with a heartiness, that made the schoolroom and its play ground the dearest spot in the village to her. She made rapid talent for vocal and instrumental music. She was passionately fond of music, and with an industry rarely found among young persons, she copied with the most scrupulous neatness many hundred pieces of music and gems of song. She was equally expert in the German and English languages, and the rich treasures of son which this opened to her were diligently employed. One favorite German song was "Die deutsche Mutter," (the German Mother,) a ditty full of patriotism and pathos. "Die Kraft des Gebetes" (the power of prayer) was one she delighted to play and sing, and her last act of public devotion was to hym this stirring melody on the organ of the Lutheran Church in Preston.

As she grew up to her social qualities endeared her to every one with whom she came in contact. She was modest without bashfulness, talented without ostentation and amiable without affection. Her gifts, humour and cheerfulness were her free unconscious and natural contribution to every social gathering in which she was present. Katy, as she was always called, was a favorite everywhere, her genial smile and liberal hand winning the respect of the old and the affection of the young.

The girl was budding into a woman, and that life of woman's life, love had been awakened in her heart. She was betrothed to Mr. Jacob E. Kloz of Preston, on the 18th of June, 1865. A group of friends celebrated the event at the residence of the latter's father. In a year more the betrothed were to go to the altar. The betrothal is both a fruition and an anticipation. In preparations solemn and merry, cheerful and grave, she set about filling up the interval. In September, Consumption, death's most insidious and relentless agent, laid his hands upon her. It was unheeded. Slowly and mercilessly his grasp tightened. It became serious. All that the most devoted loved could do was done. Death was inevitable. She bore up with patience and vigor. She sought to comfort and consoled those who waited so tenderly on her. She was thankful and resigned - she never murmured. But nothing could help her. She maintained her consciousness and reason to the last, and on the 12th of June, 1866, with her hand clasped in that of her beloved Jacob, the world with all its joys and sorrows, for her faded away forever. Instead of being led to the altar she has been carried to the tomb - her bridal robes have become a winding sheet and the blooming bride is now a foetid corpse.

Farewell Katy, farewell. Sweet memories cling around thy name. Thou didst thy duty lovingly and well. Thy pure spirit could no longer break bonds of clay and hath ascended to it place. Peace to thy ashes - Com.

Preston, 18 Jun 1866.


Dumfries Reformer 20 Jun 1866

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-350967
• Occupation: 1861, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Bar Tender
• Residence: 1861, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1871, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Manufacturer

Notes:

"Died,/On Monday Morning, at Two O'Clock,/Christian Heinrich Klotz,/Second Son of Otto Klotz, Esquire, Preston,/At The Age of Thirty Years./Funeral,/On Wednesday, at three o'clock, P.M., from/Klotz's Hotel, Preston, to/the Preston Cemetery./Preston, 13th April, 1874."

Funeral Card

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In Preston, on the 13th inst., Christian Heinrich Klotz, aged 30 years.

Galt Reporter Apr 17 1874 pg 2

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• Name: A. W. K.
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-350969
• Residence: 1861, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Recipes: 1898, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1921, 38 Ahrens St. W. Kitchener Ontario

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MISS AUGUSTA W. KLOTZ

The funeral of Miss Augusta W. Klotz, daughter of the late Otto Klotz, one of the pioneers of Preston, was held this morning from St. Peter's church at 10.45 o'clock. Rev. W. H. Knauff, pastor, officiated. Interment was made in Preston cemetery. During his sermon Rev. Mr. Knauff referred to the fact that Miss Klotz was the second last of the original Klotz family. There remains only her brother, Mr. Emil Klotz of Toronto. The family were pioneers in St. Peter's congregation here. Pallbearers were Messrs., Henry Schulz and Cyrus Dolph of Preston, P. V. Wilson, Waterloo, B. A. Tate, Kitchener, Dr. Oscar Klotz, Toronto and W. M. O. Langdon, Timmins. The late Miss Klotz died at Timmins early yesterday morning.

Kitchener Daily Record 4 Jan 1933 pg 3

Recipes:
CHERRY CAKES

A.W.K., Preston

Three eggs, one cupful white wine, one cupful water, one spoonful butter, melted, a spoonful or more of sugar, a little cinnamon. flour enough to make a batter. Take nice, ripe cherries, tie five or six in a bunch, dip in the batter and fry in lard. Strew with sugar and cinnamon send to table hot. To be eaten with cream.

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Carl — Marie E. Eberlach. Marie was born 1849, , Michigan, USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Occupation: 1871, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Student
• Occupation: 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Illegible
• Residence: 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region: Bef 2012, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; scientist and surveyor

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Otto Julius Klotz OLS, DLS, DTS

(March 31, 1852 - December 28, 1923) was a Canadian astronomer and Dominion Surveyor. Born in Preston (Cambridge), Upper Canada, the son of Otto Klotz and Elise (Elizabeth) Wilhelm, Klotz was educated at Galt Grammar School, later heading to University of Toronto and finished his degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

At 14 years old Klotz received a foolscap diary, in which he recorded every day of life except for 2 days when he crossed the date line. The personal and professional records are entered into the National Archives of Canada . In 1885, Klotz was the first person to be officially designated as astronomer in the Dominion of Canada. He had been assiged chief of astronomical observations to be conducted in British Columbia and the North West. He worked on the British Columbia Railway Belt Survey from 1885 to 1890, and was assigned the task to resolve the United States and Canada boundary dispute during the 1890s. Klotz also worked on the Alaska boundary survey in 1893-1894. While in London, England, in 1898 he discovered an important cache of Foreign Office correspondence, much of which pertained to the North American Boundary Commission, some of whose Royal Engineer members were photographers.Klotz was appointed one (1908 as Assistant Chief Astronomer) of two employees of the Dominion Observatory , the nations first astronomical observatory. In 1916 he was appointed Dominion Astronomer.His other claims to fame include the oversight of the All Red Cable Route connecting Australia and Canada in 1902, he has been called the father of the Public Library in Ottawa University Club. He was also a member of the Astronomical Association of Mexico, and of New Zealand Institute. During his work in British Columbia he was the first to determine the heights of principal mountain peaks along the railway and named many of them.

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Otto Julius Klotz 1852-1923

Born at Preston, Upper Canada, and educated at Toronto and Michigan Universities, Klotz joined the public service in 1879. For thirty years he was engaged in topgraphical surveys in British Columbia, the Canadian Northwest, and Alaska. Appointed Assistant Chief AStronomer in 1908, he became director of the Dominion Observator in 1917. The author of many papers on astronomy and geography, he was elected to fellowship in the Royal Society of Canada in 1910. He died in Ottawa.

Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada (plaque at Otto Klotz Park, Cambridge, Ontario)

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Dr. Otto Klotz
Director Of The Dominion Observatory, Ottawa

By R. Meldrum Stewart

THE death of Dr. Klotz on December 28, 1923, was a great loss to Canadian science, to the Government service, and especi-ally to the Dominion Observatory, with which he had been associ-ated since its inception, and of which he was Director for the last six years. With him passes away the last of the earlier generation of Canadian astronomical workers, whose work, beginning in the eighties, was gradually developed and finally came to fruition in the founding of the Dominion Observatory.

Dr. Klotz had been in failing health for some time. For many years he had been troubled with a slight affection of the heart, which impaired his physical activities, though not his mental vigour and alertness. This was probably more or less aggravated by the somewhat strenuous experiences (for a man of his years) of his trip to Europe in the spring of 1922 as Canadian delegate to the Rome meeting of the International Astronomical Union. In September, a few months after his return, the onset of further complications necessitated the giving up of his hitherto regular attendance at the office, though he still followed carefully and took the keenest interest in all developments of the work of the Observatory. There followed a long hard winter, which only his grim determination and buoyant hopefulness carried him through. With the advent of spring his health improved somewhat, and the earliest possible moment found him again at his desk for several hours each day. Failing strength, however, would not be denied, and in October he was again confined to the house, on this occasion for the last time. His attitude in these last months was an interesting study of indomitable purpose: day by day, to within a few weeks of the end, he looked forward to a speedy return to his duties---" to-morrow or next day "-a to-morrow which was never to come.

Born in the village of Preston, Ontario (at that time Upper Canada), on March 31, 1852, Otto Klotz received his early education in the public school of the village. His father was Otto Klotz, notary public and the author of a German grammar for use in public schools; there was no one a more ardent advocate for the introduction of free public schools in Canada than he, as shown by correspondence on the subject between him and Ryerson. As was more common in that day than this, the teacher, James Buchanan, himself a man of considerable educational attainments, was able and enthusiastic enough to organize a class of about a dozen boys and girls and put them through a fairly thorough course in Euclid and Natural Philosophy.

In 1865 the thirteen year old lad won a scholarship entitling him to free tuition in the Berlin High School, and the following year a similar scholarship for the Galt Grammar School; the latter he accepted, and on April 16, 1866, entered the then famous school of Dr. Tassie, well known throughout the Canadas as an educator and disciplinarian.

His methodical habit of mind early manifested itself by the beginning on August 16, 1866, of a diary in foolscap form in which he entered his daily doings. This diary was continued in its original form for over fifty-seven years, up to within a few days of his death. Entries were religiously made every day during all that period, and during his later years he took a pride in telling that the only day missing was May 20, 1903 lost in going around the world. It was his habit from time to time to enter short essays on the events of the day and questions of public interest, including such incidents as visits to foreign observatories and other institutions, or meetings with distinguished men.

After remaining for three years in the Galt Grammar School he matriculated to the University of Toronto in both arts and medicine, winning a scholarship in the latter course. As it was impossible to carry on two courses he finally selected the arts course including mathematics, astronomy and science. In those days the teaching in the two latter subjects was sadly deficient in Toronto, and the youthful student was forced to turn his face to the United States, finally selecting the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, which he entered as a sophomore in 1870, graduating with the class of 1872. Among his classmates possibly the most distinguished was R. S. Woodward, the well-known scientist, who completed his career by being the first President of the Carnegie Institution at Washington, an office which he held up to his retire-ment within the last few years. These years too were marked by the formation of an acquaintance with Marie Widenmann, daughter of the German Consul at Ann Arbor, an acquaintance which culminated in their marriage on December 4, 1873. Their golden wedding was celebrated quietly some three weeks before his death.

Shortly after graduation he was offered posts in the United States both with the Lake Survey and the Coast and Geodetic Survey, but preferred to return to his native land and take up work as a surveyor and engineer. For several years he followed the private practice of his profession, and in November, 1877, successfully tried the examination for D.T.S. (Dominion Topographical Surveyor), the highest surveying degree in Canada. Two years later he received an appointment as contract surveyor for the Canadian Government, and was shortly after advanced to base line work, the highest class of surveys in the Northwest. It may be remarked that he was the first one (in 1881) to make a return of the nature of the soil removed from the pits dug to designate township or section corners, a practice which was subsequently generally introduced and adopted by the Department. In 1885, when a local board of D.L.S. examiners for British Columbia was formed, he was one of the appointees, the other members being E. Deville, Wm. Ogilvie and Thos. Drummond. Two years later, in June, 1887, on the resignation of Lindsay Russell, he was appointed by order-in-council to the regular board of examiners, a position which he occupied till his death.

As early as 1884 the question of the feasibility of the Hudson bay route to Europe had come up. In that year an expedition was fitted out on the steamer "Neptune", which deposited ob-servers at various points along Hudson strait and in the bay to report on ice and weather conditions. At the same time Mr. Klotz was entrusted with an overland exploration survey, following the South Saskatchewan to its junction with the North Branch, thence to Cumberland House and through Cedar lake to lake Winnipeg, continuing down the Nelson to Hudson bay and York Factory; the return trip was by the canoe route of the Hudson's Bay Com-pany up the Hayes river and through Oxford lake. The expedition comprised two Peterborough canoes and four men; it covered two thousand miles, involving eighty-seven portages. On account of the shallowness of the water about York Factory and Nelson he reported adversely to making either the terminus of any contemplated railway to Hudson Bay; the commercial value of such a railway he also questioned in any event.

The entrance of British Columbia into Confederation introduced a new phase into the survey work of the Department of the Interior. It will be remembered that one of the conditions of Confederation was the granting by British Columbia to the Dominion of a strip of land twenty miles wide on each side of the Canadian Pacific railway and parallel thereto. It was manifestly impossible, on account of physical difficulties, to extend the existing system of surveys to and through the mountainous regions of British Columbia; the only alternative was a detailed azimuth survey tied in here and there to points whose latitude and longitude had been determined with precision by astronomical methods. This entailed astronomical observations, which were put under the charge of Mr. Klotz, and he was the first one to whom the title of Astronomer was officially given by the Department. Several stations were established in 1885, using Seattle as a preliminary basepoint for the longitudes, as being the nearest station of which the longitude was even approximately known. Within the next two years the chain of stations was extended eastward to Port Arthur, and later to eastern Canada. To cope with the ever increasing demand for astronomical positions, arising from the necessities of Dominion Lands surveys, the coordinating of these and other surveys for mapping purposes, and the delimitation of the international boundaries, the Astronomical Branch of the Department of the Interior was established, to develop later, in the course of events, into the Dominion Observatory.

In connection with the survey of the Railway Belt, Mr. Klotz was the first to determine accurately the heights of the mountains in the Rockies and Selkirks and the Gold Range, and he named a number of well-known peaks, such as Mounts Macdonald, Tupper, Mackenzie, Tilley, Begbie, Burgess, Dennis, Hector and others.

Later he spent some considerable time in Alaska in connection with preliminary reports on the afterwards famous boundary question. His report was in several respects unfavorable to the Canadian contention, foreshadowing with remarkable foresight some of the points in the actual award of 1903. Other counsels however prevailed, and his connection with the question terminated.

His first trip to Europe was in 1898, when he was sent by the Government on a confidential mission to London, Paris and St. Petersburg. The opportunity was embraced of visiting a number of observatories, for, though we had as yet no Canadian observatory, the vision had been formed and events were slowly shaping themselves in that direction. The connections then formed were kept up ever after, to the mutual benefit of himself and Canadian astronomical science.

In 1902, on the completion of the All Red Cable route by the filling in of the last link between Canada and Australia, he was en-trusted with the oversight of a longitude campaign to connect these two countries and to thus complete the first longitude girdle of the earth. With him in this work was associated Mr. F. W. O. Werry, and the undertaking was carried to a successful conclusion by a campaign extending over parts of 1903 and 1904. When the resulting longitudes of points in Australia were compared with those deduced from preceding determinations of longitude arcs from Greenwich, proceeding towards the east, they were found to agree within a fifteenth of a second of time or one second of arc.

On his return from Australia in 1904 by way of Europe he was granted by the University of Toronto the honorary degree of LL.D. Later this was to be supplemented by the degree of D. SC. from his alma mater, the University of Michigan, and by the further degree of LL.D. from the University of Pittsburg.

Meanwhile, largely through the efforts of Dr. King, the Chief Astronomer of the Department, and himself, both of whom had persistently advocated it for many years, the project of a fixed Canadian observatory was gradually taking shape. At the outset their ideas were very modest-too modest perhaps; they dared not hope for the possibility of anything beyond a small observatory and office building, to house a fixed transit instrument and the necessary small longitude staff, with perhaps a toy equatorial for exhibition purposes. As time passed, however, their thoughts and hopes grew bolder, until finally the man. of the hour appeared in the person of the Honourable Clifford Sifton, who, as Minister of the Interior, granted them all, and more than all, that they asked, and the Dominion Observatory became an assured fact. The new building was completed and occupied in the spring of 1905, with Dr. King as Chief Astronomer and Director, and a short time later Dr. Klotz was given the title of Assistant Chief Astronomer.

From the outset he had charge of the division of geophysics, including seismology, terrestrial magnetism and gravity. The latter he had already been engaged in to some extent, having carried with him on his Australian longitude campaign a set of invariable half-seconds pendulums of the Mendenhall type, with which relative determinations of gravity were made at all the stations occupied. The infant science of seismology he took up with his accustomed vigor and gave it his undivided personal attention for the next twelve years. During that period he built up a seismological station of the first rank, with a reputation sur-passed by few if any in the world, which remains one of the en-during monuments to his memory. He is perhaps most widely known by the Seismological Tables issued by him in 1916. His place among the seismologists of the world was recognized by the Government in sending him as delegate to the international seis-mological meeting at the Hague in 1907, to Zermatt in 1909, to Manchester in 1911 and to St. Petersburg in 1914 the last visit being interrupted en route by the war.

A systematic magnetic survey of Canada-one of the most extensive ever carried on in any part of the world-was inaugurated under his direction in 1907; this has been systematically carried on and extended to the present day, the field of operations having been carried to the Arctic circle and beyond during the summer of 1923. In the actual field observations, however, he took no personal part.

The field of gravity was less systematically pursued owing to the lack of observers to whom to entrust the field observations. Some fifty stations, however, were occupied in various parts of Canada up to the time of his death.

With the death of Dr. King, early in 1916, the natural sequence would have been the appointment of Dr. Klotz to the vacant Directorship. Coming as it did, however, in the midst of the world war, with national prejudices and hatred of all things German at fever heat, his German name told heavily against him. This fact, aggravated, as appeared later, by malicious rumors actively spread by a few former friends, created a storm of popular pre-judice to which the Government thought it better in those strenuous days for the time being to bow; when, in the autumn of 1917, the appointment was finally made, there was heartfelt rejoicing among the staff, who had been for eighteen months without a head, and with whom Dr. Klotz was deservedly popular. It is hard to realize what must have been his feelings during those long months of unjust suspicion and isolation; as a matter of fact no sturdier Canadian existed anywhere, as evidenced by his whole life history exemplified by the fact that the only one of the family of military age (a nephew) was killed in action at the front.

On his appointment as Director he gave up in large measure his personal work in seismology and devoted himself to the over-sight of the wider problems of observatory work as a whole. When in 1920 Canada gave her adherence to the International Astronomical Union organized at Brussels the previous year, he was elected Chairman of the National Committee of Canada; he was also a member of three of the international committees of the Union, as well as of the Canadian National Committee for the International Geodetic and Geophysical Union. In 1922 he was appointed Canadian delegate to the Rome meeting of the Inter-national Astronomical Union in May of that year, and also repre-sented Canada at the seven hundredth anniversary of the founding of the University of Padua in the same month.

He was a member of many learned societies, among which may be mentioned the Royal Astronomical Society of England; the Royal Society of Canada, being president of Section III in 1922; the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, of which he was for some years honorary president; the American Association for the Advancement of Science; the New Zealand Institute, of which he was the only member in Canada; overseas member of the Norman Lockyer Observatory Corporation; ex-president of the Seismological Society of America; vice-president for three years of the American Astronomical Society; honorary president of the Dominion Land Surveyors' Association; and many others.

Between 1882 and 1922 he published ninety-nine papers besides his many official reports. His writings cover astronomy, seis-mology, terrestrial magnetism, gravity and the wider fields of general geophysics. He had a gift of popular exposition all too rarely found in the scientist, and his public lectures had a breezi-ness and charm that put him in instant touch with his audience. He filled a worthy place in the early development of astronomical science in Canada, and his loss will be felt keenly by his fellow-scientists in many varied lines of work in this and other countries, as well as by a host of warm personal friends and admirers.

The Journal Of The Royal Astronomical Society Of Canada Vol. XVIII January-February No. 1-2

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Dr. Otto Julius Klotz was born in Preston on March 31, 1852 a son of Otto Klotz, himself described as "Waterloo County's most public spirited citizen of the 19th century". Otto Julius Klotz proved himself an able student and in April 1866 began studies at the Tassie School in Galt. Three years later he entered the University of Toronto where he studied mathematics, astronomy and general science. Upon graduating he enrolled at the University of Michigan whence he graduated in 1872 with a degree in civil engineering. He returned immediately to Canada and established a private practice as a surveyor and engineer. In 1877 he passed the examinations of the Dominion Topographic Survey and two years later was appointed as a contract surveyor for the federal government. In the early 1880's the feasibility of a Hudson Bay route from western Canada to Europe had come up and the government decided to undertake an extensive investigation of ice and weather conditions along Hudson Strait and in the Bay. Mr. Klotz was placed at the head of the expedition that performed a survey of a 2,000 mile section from the South Saskatchewan River 'to York Factory on the Bay. Following this task he performed surveys connected with the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway and with the determination of the boundary between Alaska and British Columbia. This latter survey involved extensive astronomical observations and he was the first man whom the Department of the Interior designated as Astronomer. In 1902 with the completion of the All Red Cable Route connecting Canada and Australia, Mr. Klotz was entrusted with the oversight of a longitude campaign connecting the two countries. This task occupied him for two years and was completed with an accuracy that was widely noted and praised. He is credited with the accurate measurements of the heights of notable peaks in the Rockies and with the first astronomical girdle of the world on the completion of the all-red cable. In 1905 with the completion of the new Dominion Observatory in Ottawa, Mr. Klotz was named the Assistant Dominion Astronomer. He was a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society of England, President and Fellow of the Astronomical Society of Canada, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Honourary President of the Dominion Land Surveyors and President of the Ontario Surveyors' Association. He has been called the father of the Public Library in Ottawa and was the founder of the Ottawa University Club. He was also an honourary member of the Astronomical Association of Mexico and of the New Zealand Institute. In 1917 Mr. Klotz became the Dominion Astronomer, a position he held until his death, in Ottawa, on December 28, 1923.

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OTTO J. KLOTZ
Ottawa, Ont.

OTTO JULIUS KLOTZ was born at Preston, Waterloo County, Ont., March 31^st 1852, his parents being Otto Klotz, a native of Kiel, Holstein, and his wife Elsie, n Wilhelm, of Breitenbach, Hesse Cassel, Germany. His father was born November 25^th 1817, came to America in 1837, shortly after which he settled in Preston, where he has resided ever since. The subject of our sketch, who is the second youngest of a family of six children, received his primary education at the public school in his native village, distinguishing himself in 1865 by carrying off both of the county scholarships; subsequently he attended the Galt grammar school (now Collegiate Institute), then conducted by the late Dr. Tassie, and in 1869 he matriculated in Medicine and Engineering at the University of Toronto, obtaining the medical scholarship of $120. For a time he was undecided as to which of the two courses he would pursue, being fond of each, but ultimately his fondness for mathematics prevailed and he chose the latter. Finding, however, that the engineering course in the university at that time was very limited, he left and completed his studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where, in 1872, he obtained the degree of C.E., being the youngest graduate in his class. The subject of his graduation thesis was "The Crystallization of Iron." The remainder of that year he spent among the iron mines of Northern Michigan, and the following year he was occupied in exploring the north shore of Lake Superior. For some time afterwards he confined himself to private practice at Guelph and Preston until he entered the service of the Department of the Interior (Topographical Surveys Branch), in which he has been engaged ever since. In 1887 he received the appointment as one of the examiners for Dominion Land Surveyors, in which capacity he still acts. After his survey in 1882, he visited Montana, Idaho, Utah, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Kansas, for the purpose of comparing the Public Lands of the United States with those of the Dominion. Besides his extended surveys over the vast prairies of the North-West he made an exploration in 1884 along the Saskatchewan and Nelson rivers to Hudson's Bay, making a canoe trip of about 2,000 miles, and was the first man (white or Indian) to descend the whole length of the Nelson during the present century. On this journey he came across various relics of Sir John Franklin, of Arctic fame, and made magnetic observations at points which had been occupied by that ill-fated explorer. In the following winter Mr. Klotz published a magnetic chart in connection with a discussion of the position of the magnetic pole. In 1885 he began the transcontinental longitude determinations, observing first at the base station at Seattle, Washington. Geographic points of reference have now been established in British Columbia, the North-West and Manitoba, and the work has been carried eastward as far as Port Arthur. In 1886, besides his astronomic work in British Columbia, he made an accurate survey of the Canadian Pacific Railway through the Rocky Mountains and the Selkirks, as a basis for the delimitation of the forty-mile railway belt granted b British Columbia to the Dominion of Canada. The first determination of the heights of the principal mountain peaks along the railway was also made by Mr. Klotz. The following year, before going to the field, he made a tour among the chief observatories in the United States, gathering practical information, and two years later we find him in Alaska on an important government mission. On his return from that expedition he visited the Great Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton, California. Last year (1891), he was sent to the North-West to survey and report on an amber deposit, being the first large deposit found in Canada or the United States. During the present year he was appointed by the Department of the Interior as one of the astronomers for the trans-Atlantic longitude determination between Greenwich and Montreal, a work of the greatest scientific as well as practical value. During the winter, Mr. Klotz is busy at computations, one of the longest and most intricate being that now approaching completion - the computation of the limit of the above-cited forty-mile railway belt in British Columbia - in which calculation there are nearly one million tabulated figures. From the foregoing it will readily be understood that Mr. Klotz takes a keen interest in all matters pertaining to his profession, and it is a strong evidence of his high standing that on the formation of the Association of Dominion Land Surveyors he was chosen its first president, a position which he held for four consecutive years. The annual proceedings of the association invariably contain a professional paper by him. He is also a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and is a member of various other scientific organizations. Though taking but little part in public affairs outside his profession, Mr. Klotz has always manifested a deep interest in educational matters, especially the public schools and Mechanics' Institutes. For a number of years he has been one of the directors of the Preston Mechanics' Institute, the library of which is one of the best selected in the Province of Ontario. In 1873, December 4^th, Mr. Klotz married Marie Widenmann, daughter of the late German Consul for Michigan, and their children are Max, Julius, Oskar and Irma, the eldest being now a medical student at the University of Toronto.

Prominent Men of Canada, a collection of Person Distinquished in Professional and Polical Life, and in the commerce and industry of Canada edited by G. Mercer Adam. 1892

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Impressive Tribute Paid to Late Doctor Klotz.

The eminent place which the late Dr. Otto Klotz occupied in the community and the high regard with which he was held by scientists and public-spirited citizens was fittingly demonstrated at his funeral, which took place on December 31. In the long cortege were seen personal representatives of several great universities, as well as prominent local scientists and many members of the staffs of Government and civil organizations.

Much sympathy is being extended to Mr. Jac. E. Klotz and his sisters, Miss Klotz and Mrs. Mylius, on the loss of their distinguished brother.

Waterloo Chronicle 10 Jan 1924, p. 4

Otto married Maria Caroline Widenmann 4 Dec 1873. Maria was born 1853, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States; died 14 Dec 1928, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

Otto — Mary Eberlach. Mary was born 1853, , USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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Augusta married David Forsyth 28 Dec 1882, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. David (son of Archibald Forsyth and Ann Haggart) was born 15 Dec 1852, , Scotland; died 13 Sep 1936, Beamsville, Clinton Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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DR. MAX O. KLOTZ

In the death of Dr. Max O. Klotz, Ottawa loses a prominent surgeon and the Association one of its active members. Dr. Klotz was born in Preston, Ont. in 1874, a son of Otto J. Klotz, Director of the Dominion Observatory, and graduated at Toronto in 1895. He has practiced in Ottawa since that date where he acquired an extensive practice and attained many honorary offices in the gift of the profession. For several years he restricted his work to surgery. He was surgeon of the Protestant Hospital, and at the time of his death was President of the Ottawa Medico-Chirurgical Society. He represented his district in the Ontario Medical Council for several years, and was President of the Council in 1913. Dr. Oscar Klotz, formerly of McGill University, now of the Rockefeller Institute, is a brother.


Canadian Medical Association Journal 1921 August; 11(8): 594\endash 595.

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Dr. Oscar (Oskar) Klotz was born in Preston in 1878 a son of Otto Julius Klotz. He received his elementary education in Preston and attended the Galt Collegiate Institute. He received his university and medical training at the University of Toronto, McGill University and at several German universities.He was a lecturer in pathology at McGill University and a professor of pathology at Sao Paulo, Brazil. He was a consultant in pathology for the government of the United States during World War I and between 1926 and 1928 was in West Africa as a member of the Yellow Fever Commission. Dr. Klotz was a professor of pathology at the University of Toronto when he died on November 3, 1936.


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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-347422
• Residence: 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-189010
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

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• Name: Dora Suddaby
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-98014
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1939, Duncan, , British Columbia, Canada

Dora — Norman Edgerton Suddaby. Norman (son of Jeremiah Suddaby and Elizabeth Hall Murray) was born 7 Dec 1877, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1970; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-31059
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Traveler, Wholesale
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Traveller
• Residence: 1921, 31 Margaret Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Otto married Nora Louise Roos 16 Jun 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Nora (daughter of Michael Roos and Louisa M. Pabst) was born 23 Jul 1893, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1991; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]