C. A. Schuster

As printed in 1908

C. A. SCHUSTER, president and treasurer of the Peet & Schuster Company is one of Springfield's progressive business men and active citizens, having been prominently identified with various organizations having in view the promotion of the best interests of the city, of which he has been a resident for thirty-five years.

Mr. Schuster was born in 1848 near the city of Buffalo, N. Y., and was there reared, acquiring his education in a country school. When sixteen years old he began to learn the trade of sheet metal worker, with which line of industry he has been identified continuously ever since. After serving as an apprentice in Buffalo he came to Ohio, locating at Fremont. He subsequently went to Goshen and Elkhart, Ind., and still later to Chicago. He left the latter city one month prior to the great fire of October, 1871, and came to Springfield, Ohio, entering the employ of Peet & Raymond. Six months later this firm was dissolved and the firm of T. B. Peet & Co. was organized. The company was composed of T. B. Peet, C. A. Shuster and Lon vrige. They continued with nuinterruiDted success for a number of years, when, on account of the ill health of the senior member, it became necessary for Ml". Shuster to assume chai'ge, the other member dropping out. In 1894, after the death, of Mr. Peet, Mr. Shuster, in association with others, organized and incorporated the Peet & Shuster Company, with a paid-up capital of $10,000. He was elected president and treasurer of the company, in which capacity he now serves, and has capable directed its affairs. They make a specialty of sheet metal work and have met with a gratis\dng degree.of success.

In 1876 Mr. C. A. Schuster was united in marriage with Miss Mary Kershner, a daughter of John Kershner. She died in 1888, leaving three children: Rosamond, Bertha and Robert. Mr. Schuster contracted a second marriage, in 1901, with Miss Julia Miller, who died in 1901, leaving, besides her husband, two children to mourn her loss, namely, Mary and Ruth.

Mr. Schuster takes an active interest in local politics and for five years served in the City Council, for one year of that time being its president. Mr. Schuster is a Free Mason of high rank, having attained to the thirty-second degree. He has served as presiding officer, both of the Council and of the Chapter, and is also an officer of the Grand Chapter of the state. He is a member of the Masonic Club, also of the Springfield Commercial Club, and was the first president of the Builders' Exchange. He was a charter member of the first military company organized in the county under the present system of National Guard. It will thus be seen that

Mr. Schuster is a man of various activities, in all of which he displays his characteristic energy and capacity.

As printed in 20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens (1908). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.