Louis Dietrich

Louis Frederick Dietrich (September 13, 1868 – after 1930) was an automobile dealer and politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as mayor of Waterloo from 1929 to 1930.^[1]

He was born in St. Agatha, apprenticed as a blacksmith in Baden and set up shop in St. Agatha in 1892. In 1893, he became a dealer for John Deere farm implements. In 1909, he moved to Waterloo and, two years later, he became a dealer for International Harvester. In 1915, he became a dealer for the Ford Motor Company. The following year, Dietrich became a Dodge franchisee.^[1]

He served on Waterloo council from 1922 to 1928. During his term as mayor, the Kitchener-Waterloo Municipal Airport was opened.^[1]

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