George Rumpel (manufacturer), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About George Rumpel (manufacturer)
- George Rumpel (May 10, 1850 – 1916) was a German-born manufacturer and politician in Ontario, Canada.
- He served as mayor of Berlin in 1896.The son of Frederick Rumpel and Fredericka Rick, he was born in Saxony and apprenticed as a shoemaker.
- Rumpel worked in twelve different factories in Germany before coming to Canada in 1868, first settling in Hamilton, where he worked as a shoemaker for five years.
- In 1872, he married Minna Hartman.
- In 1875, he came to Berlin, where he worked at the Berlin Felt Boot Company.
- Rumpel bought the company in 1879.
- In 1903, he returned to Germany with his two sons to study advanced felt-making techniques.
- By the time he sold the company in 1909, it was employing 300 workers.
- He continued on as president until 1912 when he formed the Rumpel Felt Company.
- The family also owned the Berlin Asbestos Mine in northern Quebec.
- The felt factory continued to operate under family ownership until 2007.Rumpel served as chair of the Water Works Commission and was also a member of the Parks Board.
- He was also a member of the local Board of Trade.In 2013, Heritage Kitchener received a report recommending that the Rumpel Felt Building be designated as a heritage building by the city of Kitchener.
- The city plans to construct a central transit station in the area.
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