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Albert Liborius Breithaupt was a businessman and public official born in Berlin (later Kitchener) Ontario November 3, 1870 to parents Philip Ludwig (Louis) Breithaupt and Catherine Hailer. He married Lydia Louise Anthes June 2, 1901. The couple had six children: Frederick Albert; Marie; Rudolph Anthes; Ruth Anna Catherine; Arthur Liborius and David.
Albert worked for his father's leather company, and also founded and developed three other Kitchener companies, founding one of the city's first rubber industries which became part of the Dominion Rubber Company, the Berlin Trunk and Bag Company, and co-founding the ladies wear firm Star Whitewear. Interested in community service, Breithaupt served as an alderman for several years, a member of the Kitchener high school board, a member of the Berlin Light Commission, and he taught in the Sunday school at Zion Evangelical Church. Interested in woodworking, he made many pieces of furniture for his Georgian Bay cottage. His last business interest being in sales work with a company he started, the Shoe Findings Company.
After Lydia's death in 1942, Albert married Gladys Eileen Baechler. Albert died in a boating accident on Georgian Bay on July 22, 1955. He was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener with Lydia.
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File consists of one piece of correspondence from Albert Breithaupt's brother Louis, writing more or less "in loco parentis." Louis J. was 15 years older than Albert and had assumed his role as head of the family at the age of 21 on the death of his father in 1880.
Transcription: "Berlin, Nov. 1/89. Dear Albert,/Yours 29th Oct / recd. & fully notes. / Am glad to note / that you are / progressing favorably / at school -- even / if you have turned / black smith. / Am pleased / with your / report this time / therewith return it / duly signed. / On Sunday I under- / stand you are, or / will be, 19 years of / age. Allow me to / congratulate you & / wish you Gods / blessing in every / sense of the word - / hope you will grow to / usefulness / & eminence & be / a man in every / respect. / Emma & I send you with Wm. $3.00 / for which but something as a memento from us. / Evelyn, Lily & Edna send kisses to you -/ With kindest regards / Your loving bro. / Louis."