Anton von Banhans

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Anton von Banhans, lithograph by Adolf Dauthage , 1880
Coat of arms on the occasion of his elevation to the baron class in 1886
Friendly Czech caricature of Minister Banhans (1874) going about “mowing down” privileges from large landowners

Anton Banhans , from 1886 Freiherr von Banhans (born November 8, 1825 in Michelob , Bohemia , † May 26, 1902 in Vienna ) was an Austrian politician.

Life

Anton Banhans was born the son of a village school teacher. With the help of a scholarship , he attended high school and then studied in Prague Law , where he received his doctorate jur. received his doctorate . In 1848 he entered the state justice service. In 1859, however, he left the civil service to take over the management of Count Ernst Waldstein's estates .

In 1867 he was elected to the Bohemian state parliament by the cities of Brüx , Bilin and Oberleutensdorf and sent to the Cisleithan House of Representatives as a member of the German Liberal Party , the second chamber of the Reichsrat . Here he was chairman of the "Club of Liberals". Also in 1867 he was appointed section head of the Imperial and Royal Ministry of the Interior.

From 1 February to 12 April 1870 Banhans was in citizen's ministry kk Minister of Agriculture and 25 November 1871 to his (requested) dismissal for reasons of health kk on May 19, 1875 Minister of Trade (the emperor approved that day his transfer to the time retirement and reserved its reuse ). During his tenure, the units of measurement were converted to the metric system of units . The World Exhibition of 1873 in Vienna took place during his tenure. As Minister of Commerce, he was also responsible for rail transport. Under his responsibility, the rail network was expanded and uniform operating regulations were introduced. Banhans also tried to push through the construction of the Arlbergbahn . However, this only began in 1880, five years after the end of his term of office.

On December 2, 1886 he was appointed Imperial Councilor , later the Real Secret Council, and Minister i. R. with the award of the Order of the Iron Crown, 1st class, elevated to the status of Austrian baron .

From 1890 he was president of the state Danube Steamship Company . He was also a member of the board of directors of the Bodencreditanstalt .

Banhans was an honorary citizen of many cities and towns. He was buried in an honorary grave in the Hietzinger Friedhof in Vienna (group 17, row 7, no. 303), which still exists today.

He was the father of the railway minister and trainer Karl von Banhans .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Banhans, Anton, Austria. Minister , in: Meyers Konversationslexikon .
  2. ↑ Otto Dornik: 100 Years of the Ministry of Agriculture , Festschrift, published by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Österreichischer Agrarverlag, Vienna 1967, p. 62 f. ( Excerpts )
  3. ↑ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Kaiserthumes Österreich , Vienna 1868, p. 189 f. ( Digitized version )
  4. ^ Kurt Wimmer: Liberalism in Upper Austria. Using the example of the liberal-political association for Upper Austria in Linz (1869-1909) , OLV-Buchverlag, Linz 1979, p. 138 ( excerpt )
  5. ^ Daily newspaper Wiener Zeitung , Vienna, No. 114, May 21, 1875, p. 1, Official Part
  6. ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels , Adelslexikon , Volume 53 of the complete series, CA Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 1972, Volume I, p. 205
  7. ^ Search for grave sites by Friedhöfe Wien GmbH .; Grave registered under Banhans, Susanne

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SURNAME Banhans, Anton von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Banhans, Anton Freiherr von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bohemian-Austrian politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 8, 1825
PLACE OF BIRTH Michelob
DATE OF DEATH May 26, 1902
Place of death Vienna