Colin from Halkett

Colin Freiherr von Halkett (born March 2, 1816 in Osnabrück , † February 22, 1879 in Celle ) was an officer and member of the German Reichstag .

Life

Halkett came from a family with a military tradition, he should not be confused with Sir Colin Halkett (1774-1856), who fought at Waterloo .

Colin attended high school in Celle, entered the royal Hanoverian military service as a lieutenant in 1832. He served with the Guard Hussars, most recently as commander of the Queen Hussar Regiment. Halkett was for many years with the personal staff of King Ernst August and was entrusted with some foreign missions.

Between 1878 and his death he was a member of the German Reichstag as a welfe and as a guest of the German Center Party for the constituency of Hanover 14 (Celle, Peine, Gifhorn).

Web links

Freiherr von Halkett, Colin in the database of members of the Reichstag
Biography of Colin Freiherr Halkett . In: Heinrich Best : database of the members of the Reichstag of the Empire 1867/71 to 1918 (Biorab - Kaiserreich)

Individual evidence

^ 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. 127.

personal data
SURNAME	Halkett, Colin from
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Halkett, Colin Freiherr von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German officer and politician (DHP), MdR
DATE OF BIRTH	March 2, 1816
PLACE OF BIRTH	Osnabrück
DATE OF DEATH	February 22, 1879
Place of death	Celle

[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. 127.