Carl von Wedelstaedt
Kaspar Carl Leopold von Wedelstaedt (also referred to as Karl von Wedelstädt in some documents) (born June 14, 1864 in Höxter , † February 6, 1959 in Niedermarsberg ) was Lord Mayor of Gelsenkirchen from 1919 to 1928 .
origin
His parents were the Prussian major Leopold von Wedelstaedt (1829–1872) and his wife Frieda, née von Zeromski (1840–1884).
Life
In 1882 Wedelstaedt joined the Prussian Army and was stationed in Alsace and Posen. On October 20, 1888, he left the military as a first lieutenant in the reserve and joined the public administration in April 1889. In September 1890 he became a bailiff in Westerbauer near Hagen. From 1896 to 1903 he served as the last bailiff in Ückendorf . On April 1, 1903, Ückendorf (former spelling of the community: Ueckendorf) became part of the newly emerging city of Gelsenkirchen and thus lost its independence. At that time the community had 21,937 inhabitants. Following the retirement of the Gelsenkirchen mayor Theodor making Wedelstaedt took over as the first Assistant Secretary into office and was on 10 April 1919 by the city council elected mayor. As the successor of Wedelstaedt, Emil Zimmermann became mayor of the city in 1928 , which with the incorporation of Buers temporarily took on the name Gelsenkirchen-Buer.
The city of Gelsenkirchen granted Wedelstaedt honorary citizenship on September 20, 1928 . According to him, which is off-Wedelstaedt Park -Ückendorf Gelsenkirchen and the "Wedelstaedtstraße" named in the new town.
family
He married Klara Schaeffer (* 1867) in Schrimm on May 18, 1891. The three children Lothar (* 1893), Eleonore (* 1894) and Anna (* 1896) resulted from the marriage.
literature
- Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Uradelige houses. The nobility born in Germany (primeval nobility). 1917. Eighteenth year, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1916 p. 937.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Association for Local and Local History Gelsenkirchen-Buer, Contributions to City History, Volume 2 (1967), page 78.
Friedrich Wilhelm Vattmann (1877–1900) | Theodor Machens (1900–1919) | Carl von Wedelstaedt (1919–1928) | Emil Zimmermann (1928–1933) | Carl Engelbert Böhmer (1933–1945) | Emil Zimmermann (1945–1946) | Robert Geritzmann (1946–1963) | Hubert Scharley (1963-1969) | Josef Löbbert (1969–1975) | Werner Kuhlmann (1975–1989) | Kurt Bartlewski (1989–1996) | Dieter Rauer (1996–1999) | Oliver Wittke (1999-2004) | Frank Baranowski (since 2004)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wedelstaedt, Carl von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wedelstaedt, Kaspar Carl Leopold von (complete name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lord Mayor of Gelsenkirchen |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 14, 1864 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Höxter |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 6, 1959 |
| Place of death | Niedermarsberg |