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William Kuntz Biography

Description
Creator
Little, Ellis, Author
Media Type
Text
Item Type
Articles
Description
This is a handwritten biography of William Kuntz 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
Please scroll to the bottom of the page to see the transcribed text. 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
1881-1939
Subject(s)
Personal Name(s)
Kuntz, William ; Kuntz, Louis ; Bauer, Frank ; Bauer, Aloyes
Corporate Name(s)
Kuntz Brewery
Local identifier
ELP 51.122
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 Library
Email:askus@wpl.ca
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35 Albert Street, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 5E2

Full Text

b. 1881 d. 1939
married _______

William Kuntz, second son of brewery owner Louis Kuntz, was not of age when his father died in 1890. Uncles Frank Bauer and then Aloyes Bauer assumed management of brewing operations. In 1910 William was named a vice-president of the brewery.

Sources:
1. Ellis Little, Upheaval in Uptown Waterloo, Waterloo Historical Society, Vol. 81, 1993.
3. Marg Rowell et al, Welcome to Waterloo
4. Obituary, Waterloo Chronicle, September 1, 1939
5. The Twin City Berlin and Waterloo

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