Diederich Meier (politician, 1787)

Diederich Meier (born June 23, 1787 in Bremen ; † April 24, 1857 there ) was a German politician, Bremen senator and mayor.

Life

He was born as the son of the Mayor of Bremen Diederich Meier (1748–1802) and his wife Amalia, b. Smidt (1749–1816), the daughter of Mayor Diederich Smidt , was born.

After attending the illustrious grammar school in Bremen, he studied law at the universities of Heidelberg and Göttingen . He received his doctorate in law .

He was a member of the Senate of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen as Senator and Mayor from January 18, 1815 to April 24, 1857. On September 20, 1845, he was elected the last mayor of Bremen for life. In 1848/49 he headed the constituent assembly in Bremen.

The following bon mot has been handed down from him: When a crowd gathered in front of the town hall during the 1848 revolution and asked to speak to Diederich Meier, the latter stepped onto the balcony of the Bremen town hall and asked: “What is it?” The crowd shouted: “ Meier replied: “You have a nice republic!” To which the crowd: “Then how else do you heave!” This exchange of words can be found in Thomas Mann's novel Buddenbrooks , where he is relocated to Lübeck and also took place during the 1848 revolution between Consul Buddenbrook and a dock worker.

In 1854 and 1856 Diederich Meier held the office of President of the Senate.

He served his parish of St. Stephen as an honorary deacon, since 1833 as a builder.

Diederich Meier was married to Anna Gebekka v. Anna on June 2, 1812. Gröning (1786–1860), the daughter of the Bremen Mayor Georg Gröning .

By marrying seven of their nine children, Diederich and Anna Gebekka Meier are the first parents of numerous descendants. The Bremen families of the theologian Johann Heinrich Volkmann (1804–1865), the businessman Gustav Kulenkampff (1811–1878), the businessman Johann Stoevesandt (1809–1860), the lawyer and notary Friedrich Meier (1822–1911), the businessman and founder of the Nordwolle Group Christian Lahusen (1820–1898), the businessman Diederich Meier (1827–1898) and the businessman Julius Kulenkampff (1818–1884) are among their descendants.

All descendants are members of the Sanders-Meiersche Family Foundation established in 1842, which still exists today.