1863-1926.
Ironmonger, entrepreneur.
Carl Wolrath was born in Eksjö. Later in life he moved to Uppsala and was employed at Öberg's hardware store at Svartbäcksgatan 16 (the store later moved to no. 21).
Wolrath married the merchant's daughter in 1894 and later took over the business in 1901. The shop was then named Wolrath & Co. In 1941, the firm moved a little closer to Stora Torget to Svartbäcksgatan 14.
AB Wolrath & Co, Svartbäcksgatan, Uppsala, August 1940. Photo: Paul Sandberg / Upplandsmuseet.
AB Wolrath & Co's hardware store at Svartbäcksgatan 14, Uppsala, November 1941. Photo: Paul Sandberg / Upplandsmuseet.
Wolrath was a member of the city council between 1905 and 1922, and was elected to the county council in 1919.
Burial site: 0138-1556
Image description: Carl Wolrath, Uppsala 1905. Photo: Heinrich Osti / UUBThe image is cropped]
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