George Diebel Biography
Description
- Creator
- Little, Ellis, Author
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Articles
- Description
- This is a handwritten biography of George Diebel 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
This document has a large stroked out section. The information that's been stroked out indicates that George Diebel took his own life in 1922. - Date of Publication
- 1850
- Date Of Event
- 1850-1922
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- ELP 51.43
- 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
Website:
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- Full Text
Born: ? Died: 1922
In 1876 George Diebel was a partner with Cyrus Bricker in the “Great Corner Store” located in Unit #1 of the Commercial Block at King S and Erb Sts. He continued in that capacity when Simon Bricker took over his father’s interest in the store in 1887. For a time the general store was called “Bricker and Diebel.” He was very interested in local politics and served on town council, being elected mayor for the term 1899-1900. After postmaster Christian Kumpf died in 1905, Diebel became the new postmaster. At that time the post office was located in the building on Erb St. W. where Waterloo Trust was later situated. The post office here was crowded for space and the Board of Trade, and others, lobbied for a new, more spacious building. When the new post office was erected in 1912 on the corner of King N and Dupont (Duke) Sts., Diebel continued as postmaster. In 1922 George Diebel died tragically and was succeeded by A.P. MacDonald.
Sources:
Margaret J. Zavaros. "Waterloo's Post Office", Waterloo Historical Society, Volume 80, 1992.
Obituary, Waterloo Chronicle, November 16, 1922.
Marg Rowell, Ed Devitt and Pat McKegney, Welcome to Waterloo, Waterloo: Waterloo Printing Company, 1982.
Waterloo Chronicle, December 25, 1902.
