Born 1869, Died 1937
Married: Minna Schmiedel
Daniel Bohlender’s father, Andrew, bought the A.F. Code General Store c. 1880 which was located in the retail section of the Alexandra Hotel on the corner of King St S and William St. E. For some time it was called the “Red and White Store.” Dan was born in 1869 and when he came of age he worked in his father’s store, becoming accustomed to grocery storekeeping. He married Minna Schmiedel a daughter of another grocery store owner just a little further north up King St. Around 1915 he decided to become involved in another facet of the retail business. Some general store owner had now found it advantageous to specialize in one line of endeavor. So, to this end, Bohlender purchased the grocery store owned by Mrs. Lorenz located behind the Devitt-Snider Block on Erb St. W. He remodeled the place and opened a shoe store. In it he featured Valentine and Martin footwear that was made in the local factory located on Cedar St. E. (Bridgeport Rd.) He was interested in politics, being Deputy Reeve of Waterloo Township in 1917 and Reeve in 1919. As well, he became a Town Alderman and was elected Mayor in 1920-21 and again in 1932. He was also one who supported an afternoon market at the local venue. In these public endeavours he was known for his aggressiveness and independence of thought. He had many other interests being a member of the Waterloo Music Society, the local Board of Trade, the IOOF and the Evangelical Church.
Sources:
1. Obituary, Waterloo Chronicle, September 24 1937
2. Waterloo Mount Hope Cemetery Records
3. Marg Rowell, Ed Devitt and Pat Mckegney, Welcome to Waterloo
4. Clayton W Wells, A Historical Sketch
5. The Twin Cities, Berlin and Waterloo
6. Confederation Number Diamond Jubilee July 1, 1927 Waterloo Chronicle, 1927.
7. Waterloo County Councillors: A Collective Biography
Daniel Bohlender Biography
Description
- Creator
- Little, Ellis, Author
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Articles
- Description
- This is a handwritten biography of Daniel Bohlender from the Ellis Little Papers. This biography has been transcribed exactly as written. Ellis Little was a local historian, who was the principal of Elizabeth Ziegler Public School.On his retirement, he invested much of his time in researching and writing about Waterloo's history. The Ellis Little Papers consist of extensive notes, papers and historical works.
- Notes
- To see the original document please visit the Ellis Little Local History Room at the Main Branch of the Waterloo Public Library
- Date Of Event
- 1869-1937
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Bohlender, Daniel ; Bohlender, Dan ; Schmiedel, Minna ; Bohlender, Minna ; Bohlender, Andrew
- Corporate Name(s)
- Red and White Store ; A.F. Code General Store ; Valentine and Martin Limited
- Local identifier
- ELP 51.20 and ELP 63.41.17
- Collection
- Ellis Little Papers: Men and Women of Our Past
- Language of Item
- English
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Location of Original
- Ellis Little Papers
- Contact
- Waterloo Public LibraryEmail:askus@wpl.ca
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