Hugo Carl Kranz (13June 18341June 1902) was a

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-born businessman and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented

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in the

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from 1878 to 1887 as a

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member.

Biography

Kranz was born on 13 June 1834 at Lehrbach in the

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, which was a part of the

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. He was the only son of Charles Kranz. He was educated at the ''Polytechnische Schule'' of Darmstadt and came to the

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with his father in 1851. After four years, the father and son moved to

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( later known as Kitchener). His father opened a

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there in partnership with Henry Stroh. 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. 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 and a justice of the peace. Kranz helped found the Economical Mutual Fire Insurance Company and served as its manager and president. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1887 and 1891, losing to

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each time. Kranz died on 1 June 1902 at his home in Berlin after a brief illness. He is buried at Mount Hope Cemetery in Kitchener.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kranz, Hugo 1834 births 1902 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Mayors of Kitchener, Ontario Canadian justices of the peace German expatriates in the United States German emigrants to pre-Confederation Canada Politicians from Hesse Burials at Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Ontario 19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada 19th-century mayors of places in Ontario

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