Anton Kampschulte

Anton Kampschulte

Anton Kampschulte (born July 25, 1876 in Münster , † January 17, 1945 in Bochum ) was a German politician (center).

Kampschulte attended primary schools in Münster and Albachten in the Münster district . From 1890 to 1893 he completed an apprenticeship as a craftsman. Until 1896 he worked as an assistant. From 1896 to 1898 he was with the 22nd Artillery Regiment in Münster. In 1899 he started working for the Reichspost . In 1907 Kampschulte founded the Reich Association of German Post and Telegraph Officials, District Association Münster, of which he remained chairman until the 1930s.

From 1914 to 1918 he took part in the First World War as a non-commissioned officer . In 1914 he became a city councilor in Münster.

In the 1920s, Kampschulte began to become increasingly involved in the Catholic Center Party. In 1924 he became deputy chairman of the Westphalia district cartel of the German Association of Officials . In September 1930 he was elected to the Reichstag as a candidate for the center for constituency 17 (Westphalia North) , to which he was a member until November 1933. The most important parliamentary event in which he was involved at this time was the passing of the Enabling Act , which was also passed with his vote. In addition, Kampschulte was temporarily a member of the Westphalian Provincial Parliament .

Web links

• Anton Kampschulte in the database of members of the Reichstag