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KLEINSCHMIDT, John
KLEINSCHMIDT, John. (Dubuque, IA, September 9, 1860--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 31, 1907). Kleinschmidt attended the public schools until twelve years of age, at which time he entered his business career as a clerk in his father's store. He later became a partner in the business which was then conducted under the firm style of F. Kleinschmidt & Son. (1) He eventually purchased his father's interest in the store and carried on business--J. KLEINSCHMIDT-- alone for a number of years. In November 1892 he sold out.
Kleinschmidt was an organizer of the Iowa Mutual Building & Loan Association and served as its secretary for a time. (2) He served one term as Alderman from the Third Ward in 1887. He was active in beginning the sewer and water systems of Dubuque.
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Source:
1. Portrait and Biographical Record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties, Iowa. Chicago: Chapman Publishing Company, 1894, p. 143
2. "Municipal Molecules," Dubuque Daily Herald, November 6, 1892, p. 4
