Edward Halter

Edward Halter, for many decades a leading citizen of New Germany, Waterloo County, was a staunch and very impressive looking farmer, who refused to don formal dress, but wore tweeds when being presented to the Pope.

Halter, born in Lower Alsace, and fluent in both English and French, long remembered the ruggedness of the family’s 42 day journey to this continent in a sailing vessel and the early struggles of the family who lived in a small log cabin.

Halter’s municipal career included service as a member of the township council 1874-1877, deputy reeve in 1877 and 1878 and reeve in 1879. In 1880 he promoted the Hopewell Creek Fire Insurance Company of New Germany and was president for six years. In 1874 he was appointed Justice of the Peace, and for forty-five years was a notary public and commissioner of the High Court.