Alois Marx

Alois Marx (born August 28, 1900 in Mainz-Kastel ; † June 1, 1979 in Rüsselsheim am Main ) was a Hessian politician ( CDU ). He was a member of the Hessian state parliament .

Life and politics

Alois Marx moved to Rüsselsheim in 1945 when he got a job as a foreman at the Opel factory . In the same year he was elected chairman of the local association of the CDU, later he was a member of the city council and parliamentary group chairman in the Groß-Gerau district assembly . He was a member of the Hessian state parliament from November 20, 1949 as a replacement for Heinrich von Brentano until November 30, 1950. Marx campaigned for the greening of the city of Rüsselsheim. On his initiative there were also tree sponsorships and a flower decoration competition, which is still taking place today.

Honors

In 1968 Marx was awarded the Silver Rose by Count Bernadotte , in 1973 he was granted honorary citizenship . There is a memorial plaque that the city of Rüsselsheim had erected.

literature

• Jochen Lengemann : The Hessen Parliament 1946–1986 . Biographical handbook of the advisory state committee, the state assembly advising the constitution and the Hessian state parliament (1st – 11th electoral period). Ed .: President of the Hessian State Parliament. Insel-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1986, ISBN 3-458-14330-0 , p. 327 ( hessen.de [PDF; 12.4 MB ]).
• Jochen Lengemann: MdL Hessen. 1808-1996. Biographical index (= political and parliamentary history of the state of Hesse. Vol. 14 = publications of the Historical Commission for Hesse. Vol. 48, 7). Elwert, Marburg 1996, ISBN 3-7708-1071-6 , p. 255.

Web links

• Marx, Alois. Hessian biography. (As of July 31, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
• Shining examples 2016 (PDF) - Publication by the city of Rüsselsheim am Main (p. 13)