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Motz, John
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1830-1911
History
John Motz was a newspaper publisher and mayor of Berlin, Ontario. Motz emigrated to Canada from Diedorf in 1848. In 1859 entered into partnership with Frederick Rittinger. They started the publishing firm known as "Rittinger & Motz" and published a series of newspapers beginning with the Berliner Journal, a weekly which ran from 1859-1899 and which has been described as the principal German newspaper in Canada Motz was elected mayor of Berlin in July 1880 following the death of Louis Breithaupt, Sr and re-elected again into the position in January 1881.
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Mayor, Berlin (now Kitchener), Ontario, 1881-1882
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Motz Family
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Motz, Helena (1832-1924)
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family
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Motz, Helena is the spouse of Motz, John
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1868-1911
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Motz, William John (1870-1946)
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family
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Motz, William John is the child of Motz, John
Dates of relationship
1870-1911
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- List of mayors of Kitchener, Ontario - Wikipedia
- Vital records via Ancestry.ca
- The Mayors of Berlin, 1871 to 1883 - Berlin, Ontario : issued in commemoration of its celebration of cityhood, July 17th 1912. (H3126). via the Waterloo Digital Library