Christian Heinrich Quien the Elder
Christian Heinrich Quien the Elder (born December 7, 1750 in Alt-Saarbrücken ; † October 4, 1831 ibid) was a German merchant and mayor of Alt-Saarbrücken (1823-1831).
Life
Christian Heinrich was the son of the governor of Nassau-Saarbrück (comparable to a high ministerial official) and later highway director (head of road and bridge construction) Johann Clemens Quien (* 1714), his mother Margaretha Elisabeth (1725–1755) born. Karcher. On October 27, 1776 in Scheidt he married the middle daughter of his deceased uncle, the merchant Heinrich Jacob Karchers (1730–1775), his first cousin Katharina Margaretha (* 1757). Quien was not only connected twice with one of the most important Saarbrücken families of the educated and upper middle class of the time, but also the brother-in-law of his predecessors in the office of Saarbrücken mayor at the time of the French municipal administration in the Département de la Sarre , Jacob Röchlings , husband of his eldest - and only four days later, also Ludwig Schmidtborns , husband of his youngest cousin and sister-in-law .
Nevertheless, he was active as a merchant in Saarbrücken and acquired Saarbrücken citizenship on October 16, 1775 , which at that time was by no means only granted by birth, but was still largely dependent on business success, house and property on site and the performance of Levies to the municipality. Quien was a co-founder of the Saarbrücken casino company in 1796.
On October 1, 1800 he became a member of the then municipal council, still under French administration. After the Saarbrücken area came to the Prussian Rhine Province in 1815 , he was appointed mayor on November 14, 1823, and on December 31, 1823 was the inauguration. On January 19, 1831, he resigned from office.
Honors
- Member of the Saarbrücker Krahnengesellschaft (1801)
See also
The Quienstraße in the district of Saarbrücken Sankt Arnual reminiscent of the work of the family.
literature
- Hanns Klein: short biographies of the mayors of Saarbrücken ; in: Journal for the history of the Saar region 19th century, Historical Association for the Saar region , Saarbrücken 1971, p. 515
Web links
personal data | |
---|---|
SURNAME | Quien, Christian Heinrich the Elder |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German merchant and mayor of Old Saarbrücken (1823–1831) |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 7, 1750 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Old Saarbrücken |
DATE OF DEATH | October 4, 1831 |
Place of death | Old Saarbrücken |