Peter Kern (American businessman), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Peter Kern (American businessman)

American mayor

Date of Birth: 31-Oct-1835

Place of Birth: Zwingenberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 28-Oct-1907

Profession: businessperson, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Peter Kern (October 31, 1835 – October 28, 1907) was a German-born American businessman and politician active in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
He is best known as the founder of the confections company that eventually evolved into Kern's Bakery, a brand still marketed in the Knoxville area.
The company's former confectionery and ice cream parlor, now called the Mall Building (or Oliver Hotel), still dominates the southwest corner of Market Square.
Kern served as Knoxville's mayor from 1890 until 1892.