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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hugo_Kranz > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hugo_Kranz.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Kranz > Source revision: 1346057094 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Canadian politician and businessman (1834-1902)}} {{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Hugo Carl Kranz | image = Hugo Kranz.png | alt = Portrait of Kranz | image_size = | caption = Kranz | parliament = Canadian | term_start = 1878 | term_end = 1887 | predecessor = [Isaac Erb Bowman](/source/Isaac_Erb_Bowman) | successor = Isaac Erb Bowman | riding = [Waterloo North](/source/Waterloo_North) | party = [Conservative](/source/Conservative_Party_of_Canada_(historical)) | birth_date = {{birth date|1834|06|13|df=y}} | birth_place = Lehrbach, [Hesse](/source/Hesse) | death_date = {{death date and age|1902|06|01|1834|06|13|df=y}} | death_place = [Berlin, Ontario](/source/Berlin%2C_Ontario) | spouse = {{marriage|Catherine Seip|1865}} | father = Charles Kranz | children = 4 | alma_mater = | occupation = Businessman }} '''Hugo Carl Kranz''' (13{{nbsp}}June 1834{{snd}}1{{nbsp}}June 1902) was a [German](/source/Germany)-born businessman and political figure in [Ontario](/source/Ontario), Canada. He represented [Waterloo North](/source/Waterloo_North) in the [House of Commons of Canada](/source/House_of_Commons_of_Canada) from 1878 to 1887 as a [Conservative](/source/Conservative_Party_of_Canada_(historical)) member. ==Biography== Kranz was born on 13 June 1834 at Lehrbach in the [Grand Duchy of Hesse](/source/Grand_Duchy_of_Hesse), which was a part of the [German Confederation](/source/German_Confederation). He was the only son of Charles Kranz. He was educated at the [''Polytechnische Schule'' of Darmstadt](/source/Technische_Universit%C3%A4t_Darmstadt){{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.91595 |title=A Cyclopæedia of Canadian biography |first=George Maclean |last=Rose |date=1886 |publisher=Rose Publishing Company |pages=546–547}} and came to the [United States](/source/United_States) with his father in 1851. After four years, the father and son moved to [Berlin, Ontario](/source/Berlin%2C_Ontario) ([later known as Kitchener](/source/Berlin_to_Kitchener_name_change)). His father opened a [general store](/source/general_store) there in partnership with Henry Stroh.{{cite web |url=https://www.waterlooregionmuseum.ca/en/exhibits/past-and-present-inductees.aspx |website=Waterloo Region Museum |title=List of Hall of Fame Inductees |publisher=[Region of Waterloo](/source/Region_of_Waterloo) |access-date=12 April 2021 |archive-date=17 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117082303/https://www.waterlooregionmuseum.ca/en/exhibits/past-and-present-inductees.aspx |url-status=dead }} Hugo became involved in running the store and took over its operations in 1875 after his father's death. It was advertised in an 1884 municipal directory as C. Kranz & Son.{{cite book |url=https://www.kpl.org/sites/default/files/directories/Directory-Waterloo-1884-1885.pdf |title=Waterloo County Directory 1884–1885 |first=William W. |last=Evans |date=1884 |page=1 |access-date=12 April 2021 |archive-date=12 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412153737/https://www.kpl.org/sites/default/files/directories/Directory-Waterloo-1884-1885.pdf |url-status=dead }} In 1865, he married Catherine Seip. Kranz served as town clerk (1859 to 1867), reeve (1869 to 1870) and mayor (1874 to 1878) of Berlin. He also was trustee and treasurer for the [Berlin High School](/source/Kitchener%E2%80%93Waterloo_Collegiate_and_Vocational_School) and a [justice of the peace](/source/justice_of_the_peace). Kranz helped found the [Economical Mutual Fire Insurance Company](/source/Economical_Insurance) and served as its manager and president. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1887 and 1891, losing to [Isaac Erb Bowman](/source/Isaac_Erb_Bowman) each time. Kranz died on 1 June 1902 at his home in Berlin after a brief illness.{{cite web |url=https://generations.regionofwaterloo.ca/getperson.php?personID=I38571&tree=generations |title=Mayor Hugo Carl Kranz |website=Waterloo Region Generations |publisher=Region of Waterloo |access-date=12 April 2021}} He is buried at Mount Hope Cemetery in Kitchener. ==See also== {{Portal|Biography}} * [List of German Canadians](/source/List_of_German_Canadians) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=6071}} {{s-start}} {{s-par|ca}} {{s-bef|before=[Isaac Erb Bowman](/source/Isaac_Erb_Bowman)}} {{s-ttl|title=[Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament_(Canada)) for [Waterloo North](/source/Waterloo_North) |years=1878–1887}} {{s-aft|after=Isaac Erb Bowman}} {{end}} {{Mayors of Kitchener, Ontario}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kranz, Hugo}} Category:1834 births Category:1902 deaths Category:Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Category:Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Category:Mayors of Kitchener, Ontario Category:Canadian justices of the peace Category:German expatriates in the United States Category:German emigrants to pre-Confederation Canada Category:Politicians from Hesse Category:Burials at Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Ontario Category:19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada Category:19th-century mayors of places in Ontario --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Hugo Kranz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Kranz) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Kranz?action=history)). 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