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CARL HENRY RUEMPLER
Originally published in 1900 |
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CARL HENRY RUEMPLER, Sheriff of Hudson County, was born in
Germany on the 12th of March, 1848, his parents being George Martin
Ruempler and Dorothy Egoets, both natives and descendants of ancestors
of the Fatherland.
Air. Ruempler was educated in the public schools of Germany and then learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed for several years. In 1873 he came to this country arriving in Jersey City on the 6th of September. Immediately afterward lie took up his trade as carpenter and continued the same until March, 1875. On the 1st of May of that year he established himself in the liquor business in Jersey City and so continued until 1881. when he became proprietor of the Court House Hotel, formerly Allen's Hotel, which he continued until May 29, 1899. Soon after coming to this country Mr. Ruempler identified himself with the political and public life of Hudson County. He declined political preferment until 1895. when lie was elected to the New Jersey Assembly by a majority of 4,447. He served one term in that body and gained a high reputation. In November, 1899, he was elected Sheriff of Hudson County for a term of three years, his majority being 9,951 – the greatest majority ever received by any Sheriff of Hudson County. Mr. Ruempler is a public spirited and patriotic citizen, deeply interested in the affairs of his adopted city and State, and thoroughly identified with its business and political prosperity. He married, in 1884, Elizabeth Landwehr. and has two children: Elsie and Minnie.
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