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August Philip Dammeier

Born: 1860
Died: 1934, July 1
Municipality: Wellesley
Years on local council: Councillor 1904-06; Deputy Reeve 1908-10
Years on County Council: 1908 1909 1910
Occupation: Farmer
Spouse: Caroline Ludwig
Children: William A.; Alvin N.; Clara (m. Menno Schlueter); Emma (m. John Hoffman)
Landholdings: lot 6, concession 14, eastern section of Wellesley Township
Religion: Lutheran
Notes:
  • His father came from the Hespeler area and settled on the family farm in Wellesley in the early 1840s
Businesses and Organizations:
  • Linwood Lutheran Church-trustee for 20 years
Sources: 100 years of progress p 33; Jack Coursey; Kitchener Daily Record 3/7/1934 p 13 
​Photo: 100 years of progress p 28

This information is excerpted from: "Waterloo County Councillors: A Collective Biography," researched and complied by Elizabeth Bloomfield and Linda Foster. (c) 1995 Caribou Imprints. It is reproduced by permission of Dr. Bloomfield.    ​The full text of the book can be seen here. ​