Alexander Lucas (politician)
Alexander Lucas (born February 23, 1857 in Elberfeld (now part of Wuppertal ), † 1920 ) was a German lawyer, industrialist and parliamentarian.
Life
Lucas studied law and philosophy at the Universities of Bonn , Leipzig and Berlin . In 1876 he became a member of the Corps Palatia Bonn . After completing his studies and legal clerkship, he was a lawyer at the Imperial Consular Court of Zanzibar from 1885 to 1886 . From 1886 to 1903 he was director of the German-East African Society . he was a plantation owner and had interests in industrial and mining companies.
From a by-election on April 3, 1909, until 1918, Lucas was a member of the Prussian House of Representatives for the constituency of Düsseldorf 3 (Mettmann) . He belonged to the faction of the National Liberal Party .
Lucas was chairman of the Berlin Zoological Garden and the German Brahms Society as well as treasurer of the Pan-German Association . In the Prussian Army he reached the rank of Rittmeister of the Landwehr cavalry.
Awards
- Appointment to the Council of Commerce and later to the Privy Council of Commerce
literature
- Bernhard Mann : Biographical Handbook for the Prussian House of Representatives 1867-1918 (= Handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 3). Droste, Düsseldorf 1988, ISBN 3-7700-5146-7 , pp. 253-254.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kösener corps lists 1910, 25 , 413
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lucas, Alexander |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lawyer, industrialist and parliamentarian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 23, 1857 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Elberfeld |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1920 |