Christian Kloepfer (December 22, 1847 – February 9, 1913) was a wholesale merchant and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Wellington South in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1900 as a Conservative.[1]
He was born in New Germany, Waterloo County, Canada West, the son of German immigrants. Kloepfer sold hardware for carriages. In 1880, he married Elizabeth Murray.[2] Kloepfer ran unsuccessfully for reelection in 1900 and 1904. He served as a member of the municipal council for Guelph.[1] Kloepfer was a director of the Traders Bank of Canada.[3] He died in Guelph at the age of 65.[4]
Electoral record edit
| 1896 Canadian federal election: Wellington South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Christian Kloepfer | 2,578 | 51.4 | 5.4 | ||||
| Liberal | James Innes | 2,440 | 48.6 | -5.4 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,018 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1900 Canadian federal election: Wellington South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Hugh Guthrie | 2,755 | 51.0 | 2.4 | ||||
| Conservative | Christian Kloepfer | 2,649 | 49.0 | -2.4 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,404 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1904 Canadian federal election: Wellington South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Hugh Guthrie | 3,694 | 52.7 | 1.7 | ||||
| Conservative | Christian Kloepfer | 3,315 | 47.3 | -1.7 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,009 | 100.0 | ||||||
References edit
- ^ a b Christian Kloepfer – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ Gemmill, AJ The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897
- ^ "Guelph : perspectives on a century of change, 1900-2000 (2000)". Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
- ^ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
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