Background
Knuppel was born in Germany in 1857.
Knuppel was born in Germany in 1857.
He came to the United States in 1879. After briefly residing in Philadelphia and Milwaukee, he settled in Appleton. In 1900, August Knuppel organized the Appleton Lumber & Fuel Company.
In 1904 he organized the Fox River Marble, Granite and Cut Stone Works.
Knuppel also involved himself in politics, and, after losing the mayoral race in 1911 by just two votes, served as mayor of Appleton from 1915-1916.².
