Christoph Keil

Christoph Keil (born December 17, 1805 in Melbach ; † November 10, 1872 ibid) was a Hessian farmer and politician and member of the 2nd Chamber of the Estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse .

Christoph Keil was the son of the farmer Johann Philip Keil and his wife Marie, nee Stier. Keil, who was of Protestant faith, was a farmer in Melbach and married Anna Elisabeth nee Keil.

From 1847 to 1849 and again from 1871 to 1872 he was a member of the Second Chamber of the Estates. He was first elected for the constituency of Upper Hesse 11 / Hungen and then for the constituency of Upper Hesse 12 / Ossenheim. From 1843 to 1872 he was mayor of Melbach. On March 13, 1848, Keil published a submission of the places Wölfersheim , Weckesheim , Obbornhofen , Wohnbach , Södel and Melbach to the Second Chamber of the Hessian Estates. In a total of 19 points he made demands of political and economic liberalism . The entry was signed by 700 residents of the places mentioned.

In 1848 he was a member of the preliminary parliament .

From 1867 to 1871, Keil fought vehemently against plans by the Dorheim Mining Authority to build a mine in Melbach to extract lignite . Nevertheless, the Ludwigshoffnung mine was opened in October 1871.

literature

Hans Georg Ruppel, Birgit Groß: Hessian MPs 1820–1933. Biographical evidence for the estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse (2nd Chamber) and the Landtag of the People's State of Hesse (= Darmstädter Archivschriften. Vol. 5). Verlag des Historisches Verein für Hessen, Darmstadt 1980, ISBN 3-922316-14-X , p. 148.
Jochen Lengemann : MdL Hessen. 1808-1996. Biographical index (= political and parliamentary history of the state of Hesse. Vol. 14 = publications of the Historical Commission for Hesse. Vol. 48, 7). Elwert, Marburg 1996, ISBN 3-7708-1071-6 , p. 208.
Eugen Rieß: Christoph Keil, farmer and politician. In: Eugen Rieß, Melbach. Meelbach-Melpach-Melbbach. 1200 years in the middle of the Wetterau. A local history. ISBN 978-3-00-059595-0 . Wölfersheim 2018. pp. 537-539.

Web links

Wedge, Christoph. Hessian biography. (As of December 17, 2019). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

Individual evidence

↑ Eugen Rieß, The Petition of March 13, 1848. In: Eugen Rieß, Melbach. Meelbach-Melpach-Melbbach. 1200 years in the middle of the Wetterau. A local history. ISBN 978-3-00-059595-0 . Wölfersheim 2018, pp. 541-543.
↑ Federal Archives: Members of the Pre-Parliament and the Fifties Committee (PDF file; 79 kB)
↑ Eugen Rieß, mining. The Ludwig Hope mine. In: Eugen Rieß, Melbach. Wölfersheim 2018, pp. 496-520.

personal data
SURNAME	Wedge, Christoph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Member of Parliament for the Grand Duchy of Hesse
DATE OF BIRTH	December 17, 1805
PLACE OF BIRTH	Melbach
DATE OF DEATH	November 10, 1872
Place of death	Melbach

[1] Eugen Rieß, The Petition of March 13, 1848. In: Eugen Rieß, Melbach. Meelbach-Melpach-Melbbach. 1200 years in the middle of the Wetterau. A local history. ISBN 978-3-00-059595-0 . Wölfersheim 2018, pp. 541-543.

[2] Federal Archives: Members of the Pre-Parliament and the Fifties Committee (PDF file; 79 kB)

[3] Eugen Rieß, mining. The Ludwig Hope mine. In: Eugen Rieß, Melbach. Wölfersheim 2018, pp. 496-520.