Carsten Adolf Kruger

Carsten Adolf Krüger (born January 23, 1847 in Geesthacht ; † December 3, 1930 ibid) was a German politician and promoter of the Bergedorf-Geesthacht railway .

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Carsten Adolf Krüger was a son of Johann Carsten Krüger, who was regarded as respected in Geesthacht. He had a brother named Johann Heinrich who was five years older than him. Both graduated from school and began an apprenticeship as a carpenter. Carsten Adolf Krüger had to break off the training due to an eye disease. Instead, he worked in wicker production, which was flourishing in Geesthacht at the time.

In 1875 Krüger built a house on the Trift. In 1876 he married Catharina Zeyn, who came from a long-established family in Geesthacht. The couple had two children in 1877 and 1879, who died within two weeks of a large-scale diphtheria outbreak in 1886. The commercial register shows that Krüger opened an import and export business for wicker and baskets in 1880.

In 1887 Krüger took part in a meeting of people who wanted to create a rail link from Geesthacht to Hamburg-Bergedorf . He pursued this goal with great dedication, which shaped his further life. It was thanks to Krüger that he convinced the citizens of Geesthacht of the advantages of this railway line. He was a member of the supervisory board of the Bergedorf-Geesthacht railway company, which had existed since 1905, for more than 20 years, in which he was very committed.

In the Geesthacht community he had been a member of the community council from 1889 and served as community leader from 1901 to 1904. At that time he had given up his company and worked in banking and finance. Krüger played a major role in founding the Geesthacht savings and loan bank in 1899 . The local telephone network introduced in the same year was also largely due to him. From 1893 to 1918 he was chairman of the citizens' association. He was also a member of the Liedertafel, the bowling club, the cycling club, the hunting association and other clubs. From 1885 to 1914 he was one of the most influential and respected personalities of Geesthacht.

The Hamburg Senate recognized his efforts with a "Senate badge", which is why the population called him a "Senator".

literature

• William Boehart: Krüger, Carsten Adolf . In: Franklin Kopitzsch, Dirk Brietzke (Hrsg.): Hamburgische Biographie . tape 5 . Wallstein, Göttingen 2010, ISBN 978-3-8353-0640-0 , p. 220-221 .

Remarks

1. ↑ Date according to: William Boehart: Krüger, Carsten Adolf "Senator" (local politician) website of the city of Geesthacht. Retrieved June 6, 2015