b. 1873 d.
Married Emma Poehlman
Gustave (Gus) Kuntz was a son of David Kuntz brewery owner in Waterloo. In the early 1870’s David Kuntz built a hotel in Hamilton and Gus managed the business for a short time. In the 1880s Gus returned to Waterloo to manage the Alexandra Hotel on the corner of William St. E. and King St. S.
Sources
1. Saengerfest Souvenir Programme, Waterloo, 1902
2. Census figures, 1881, Town of Waterloo
Gustave Kuntz Biography
Description
- Creator
- Little, Ellis, Author
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Articles
- Description
- This is a handwritten biography of Gustave 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.
Some information in this biography is incorrect. Please see the comment section for corrected information submitted by one of Gustave Kuntz's descendants. - 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
- 1872-1946
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Kuntz, David ; Kuntz, Gustave ; Poehlman, Emma ; Kuntz, Emma ; Ruhlman, Emma ; Streich, Emma
- Corporate Name(s)
- Alexandra Hotel
- Local identifier
- ELP 51.124
- 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:
Agency street/mail address:35 Albert Street, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 5E2
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