Charles Lavy

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Charles Lavy (1905)

Christopher Hughes Edward Charles Lavy (born August 16, 1842 in Hamburg ; † May 10, 1928 there ) was a Hamburg merchant, industrialist and politician.

Life

Lavy was the company owner Charles Lavy & Co . Around 1900, the company, which was active in the import and export trade and also appeared as a manufacturer of outerwear and umbrellas, is said to have had 500 employees. From 1882 to 1910 Lavy belonged to the Hamburg citizenship , he was a member of the Left Center parliamentary group . He was a member of the finance deputation, formerly a member of the military replacement commission; Lavy was a member of the deputation for indirect taxes and duties in 1881. He also acted as a commercial judge , was a member of the deputation for lighting and the tax assessment commission for expropriations .

Lavy case

In the riot in January 1906 over the electoral robbery, a son of Lavys was beaten by the police, which led to a scandal. Police major Diestfeld confirmed to his officers that they had acted correctly. [...] Diestfeld said [...]: "Mr. Lavy put himself in danger, my officers were cleaning up and he was cleaned up too"

family

Edward or Eduard Otto Charles Lavy, was Lavy's father, therefore Lavy is also known as Charles Lavy junior. Charles Robert Ashbee was a nephew of Lavy.

source

Directory of members of the Hamburg Parliament from 1859 to 1959 - short biographies. Compiled and edited by Franz Th. Mönckeberg. Bound typewriter manuscript; No. 947

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ See article on Julius Asch at http://stolpersteine-hamburg.de, accessed on December 22, 2011
  2. ^ The company "Chs Lavy & Co", clothing, tie factory, Bleichenbrücke 25/29 was Aryanized or liquidated in 1938/39, Frank Bajohr : Aryanization in Hamburg, 1998 p. 363
  3. ↑ Forward of November 23, 1906, quoted from Christiane Himmelsbach : You can only rely on our own strength !, 1999, p. 79.
  4. ↑ see here http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk accessed on December 22, 2011
personal data
SURNAME Lavy, Charles
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lavy, Christopher Hughes Edward Charles; Lavy Jr., Charles Christopher Hughes Edward
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hamburg businessman and industrialist, MdHB
DATE OF BIRTH August 16, 1842
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg
DATE OF DEATH May 10, 1928
Place of death Hamburg