August Heitmann (politician)
August Heitmann (born May 28, 1869 in Boksee ; † July 15, 1941 in Klein Barkau ) was a German trade unionist and politician ( SPD ).
Life
Heitmann was born the son of a shoemaker. After attending primary school, he completed an apprenticeship as a tailor. He worked as a tailor until 1905 and at the same time worked for the tailors' association in Kiel . From October 1905 until his dismissal in 1933 he worked as a union employee in Berlin-Neukölln , first for the tailors 'association, then for the clothing workers' association, and from 1926 in the association's main office. Furthermore, he was temporarily a member of the cooperative council in Berlin .
Heitmann joined the SPD. From 1914 to 1920 he was a city councilor in Neukölln and in the 1920s he was a member of the Berlin city council . In January 1919 he ran unsuccessfully in the election to the German National Assembly . From September 8, 1924 until the end of the first legislative period, he was a successor to the Prussian state parliament , and from May 1928 until the end of the third legislative period, he was an elected member. In parliament he represented constituency 3 (Potsdam II).
Heitmann lived in Berlin until 1938 and then returned to his homeland, where he died in 1941.
literature
- Ernst Kienast (edit.): Handbook for the Prussian Landtag. Edition for the 3rd electoral term. R. v. Decker's Verlag (G. Schenck), Berlin 1928. P. 531.
Web links
- Biography of August Heitmann . In: Wilhelm H. Schröder : Social Democratic Parliamentarians in the German Reich and Landtag 1876–1933 (BIOSOP)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Landmarks of the Berlin social democracy. A historical calendar for 2011. August-Bebel-Institut, Berlin 2011. p. 10.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heitmann, August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German trade unionists and politicians (SPD), MdL |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 28, 1869 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boksee |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 15, 1941 |
| Place of death | Klein Barkau |