Edmund Sinn

Edmund Sinn (born December 21, 1902 in Aachen ; † March 26, 1978 ibid) was a German lawyer , entrepreneur and politician ( CDU ).

Life and work

After graduating from secondary school in 1921, Sinn initially trained as a textile merchant in Wenden , Osnabrück , Hagen and Saarbrücken . Then he took a degree in law and economics at the universities of Munich , Berlin and Cologne in which he awarded the degree of Dr. jur. finished. As a student, he joined the Catholic student associations of the KV : K.St.V. Rheno-Bavaria Munich , K.St.V. Askania-Burgundia Berlin and Rheinpfalz Cologne. Since 1928, Sinn was the managing director of the textile company Gebr. Sinn GmbH in Aachen. He was also a board member of the retail trade association and chairman of the retail trade committee of the Aachen Chamber of Commerce and Industry .

MP

Sinn was a member of the city council of Aachen from 1952 to 1972 and was chairman of the CDU parliamentary group there from 1957 to 1961. From 1952 to 1961 he was a member of the Rhineland Landscape Assembly . He was a member of the German Bundestag from 1961 to 1969. In parliament he represented the constituency of Aachen-Stadt .

Edmund Sinn died on March 26, 1978 and found his final resting place in Westfriedhof II in Aachen.

Honors

• 1958 Knight of the Papal New Year's Order
• 1969 Federal Cross of Merit, 1st class
• 1977 plaque of honor and honorary membership in the Chamber of Crafts

literature

• Rudolf Vierhaus , Ludolf Herbst (eds.), Bruno Jahn (collaborators): Biographical manual of the members of the German Bundestag. 1949-2002. Vol. 2: N-Z. Attachment. KG Saur, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-598-23782-0 , p. 823. ( digitalized )

Web links

• Short vita on the death slip in the wgff collection