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Augustus Kountze
Augustus Kountze (November 19, 1826–April 30, 1892) was an American businessman based in Omaha, Nebraska, Kountze, Texas and New York City. He founded a late-19th century national banking dynasty along with his brothers Charles, Herman and Luther.〔("August Kountze obituary" ), ''New York Times.'' May 1, 1892. Retrieved 1/28/08.〕
In 1861, Augustus was named Treasurer of the Nebraska Territory, and in 1867 was named the first Treasurer of the State of Nebraska.〔("Nebraska roots nurture philanthropy" ), University of Nebraska. Retrieved 1/28/08.〕 In 1862, US President Abraham Lincoln appointed him to the original Board of Directors of the Union Pacific Railroad.〔("The Creightons: Builders of the West" ), Creighton University. Retrieved 1/28/08.〕
==Biography==
Born in 1826 in rural Ohio, Kountze was one of the seven children of Christian and Margaret Kountze. Christian had immigrated to the U.S. from Saxony, a German province. After marrying Margaret Zerbe of Pennsylvania, the couple relocated in Osnaburg, in Stark County, Ohio. There he opened a grocery store and trained his sons in business. Augustus left his parents' home in 1854, moving to Muscatine, Iowa, and then westward to Omaha in 1855, where he began trading in real estate.
In Omaha Kountze developed a massive banking, real estate and railroad portfolio. His diverse holdings included the Omaha Horse Railway Company; he was the Treasurer of the Nebraska Territory and the state of Nebraska from 1861 through 1869.〔("List of State Officers, U.S. Senators, Representatives in Congress, and U.S. Marshalls from the Organization of the Territory up to the Present Time" ), ''History of Seward County. Retrieved 1/28/08.〕 In 1858, he wrote to his Lutheran pastor in Canton, Ohio, and requested that Nebraska be named a mission field of the church. Because of that action the first Lutheran worship service in Nebraska was held on December 5, 1858.〔("History" ), Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church. Retrieved 1/28/08.〕
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