Clemens Heereman von Zuydwyck

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Clemens Heereman von Zuydwyck

Clemens August Freiherr Heereman von Zuydwyck (born August 26, 1832 in Surenburg , town of Hörstel , Steinfurt district , † March 23, 1903 in Berlin ) was a German lawyer, politician of the German Center Party , and author .

Life

Members of the Reichstag (1st row seated from left to right: Letocha, Dr. Windthorst, Count v. Chamaré, Dejanicz v. Gliszczynski, Horn - 2nd row standing from left to right: Count v. Praschma, Schmieder, Dr. Porsch, Dr. Frhr.Heereman v. Zuydwyck , Szmula)
Clemens Heereman von Zuydwyck (1832–1903). Photograph by Leopold Haase & Comp, Berlin around 1873

The the noble Heeremann of Zuydtwyck (spr. Seudweik) belonging Clemens August was studying in Bonn , Heidelberg and Berlin law . In 1853 in Berlin he was one of the 13 founding members of the Catholic Reading Association, the current K.St.V. Askania-Burgundia Berlin in KV . After his doctorate , Heereman entered the state justice service as an auscultator at the district court of Münster , then went on to the administrative service and was initially a government assessor at the government in Münster . From sectarian political reasons the Prussian government refused to recognize his successful election as district administrator of the district Tecklenburg he was, instead, then to the Government in Merseburg appointed, so in the Catholic diaspora.

Since 1870 a member of the Prussian House of Representatives for the Münster-Coesfeld constituency, since 1871 also of the Reichstag , Heereman was a co-founder of the Center Party and resigned from the Prussian civil service at his own request at the beginning of the Kulturkampf . In 1871 Heereman was elected to the Reichstag as a member of the constituency of Münster administrative district 2 (Münster - Coesfeld). Until his death in 1903 he was elected member of this constituency in all elections to the Reichstag.

He managed his manor Surenburg in Westphalia and, in addition to his offices in Berlin, was also a member of the Tecklenburger district assembly and the Westphalian provincial assembly . On October 30, 1879, he was elected second (until 1880), and in 1886 first Vice-President of the Prussian House of Representatives , and after the death of Ludwig Windthorst took over the leadership of the Center Party in the House of Representatives. Baron Heereman held these offices until his death.

Heereman, who was an extraordinarily hard-working MP and an effective, well-informed and moderate speaker, had a great interest in art, was a co-founder of the Zeitschrift für Christian Kunst and chairman of the Westphalian Art Association in Munster. He also campaigned strongly for the Münster Royal Academy to be promoted to university in 1902. In his last parliamentary speech, Heereman dealt with the establishment of the medical faculty and the expansion of the university library in Münster.

Baron Heereman is buried in Riesenbeck (Tecklenburg district), not far from Surenburg Castle.

Heereman had been an honorary citizen of the city of Münster since 1897 ; in 1891 Pope Leo XIII had awarded him the Grand Cross of the Order of Gregory .

He was an honorary member of the Catholic student association VKDSt. Saxonia Münster in the CV .

Works

  • About Arbalo and the winter camp of Tiberius on the river Julia . Schöningh, Paderborn 1865.
  • The procession of Varus with regard to the writing of Prof. Middendorf "About the area of ​​the Varus battle Münster 1868" . Paderborn 1868.
  • The oldest panel painting in Westphalia: Contribution to the history of old Westphalian art . Schöningh, Münster iW 1882. ( digitized version )

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Fritz Specht, Paul Schwabe: The Reichstag elections from 1867 to 1903. Statistics of the Reichstag elections together with the programs of the parties and a list of the elected representatives . 2nd Edition. Carl Heymann Verlag, Berlin 1904, p. 133; see. also A. Phillips (Ed.): The Reichstag elections from 1867 to 1883. Statistics of the elections for the constituent and North German Reichstag, for the customs parliament, as well as for the first five legislative periods of the German Reichstag . Verlag Louis Gerschel, Berlin 1883, p. 84; see. also: Georg Hirth (Ed.): German Parliament Almanach . 9th edition of May 9, 1871. Verlag Franz Duncker, Berlin 1871, p. 197f.
  2. ^ Carl-Wilhelm Reibel: Handbook of the Reichstag elections 1890-1918. Alliances, results, candidates (= handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 15). Half volume 1, Droste, Düsseldorf 2007, ISBN 978-3-7700-5284-4 , pp. 682-683.
  3. ↑ a b Bernhard Mann : Biographical Handbook for the Prussian House of Representatives. 1867-1918. (= Handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 3). Collaboration with Martin Doerry , Cornelia Rauh and Thomas Kühne. Droste Verlag, Düsseldorf 1988, p. 170.

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personal data
SURNAME Heereman von Zuydwyck, Clemens
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Heereman von Zuydwyck, Clemens August Freiherr von; Army man, Klemens von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German politician (center), MdR
DATE OF BIRTH August 26, 1832
PLACE OF BIRTH Surenburg
DATE OF DEATH March 23, 1903
Place of death Berlin