Eduard von Niesewand

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Eduard Maria Joseph Hubert von Niesewand (born February 28, 1837 in Cologne ; died October 9, 1913 in Unkel ) was a Prussian district administrator .

Life

The Catholic Eduard von Niesewand was a son of Leopold Otto von Niesewand and his wife, Therese von Niesewand, née Baroness von Negri. On May 20, 1859, in Cologne, he married Josephina Carolina Maria Neven (born February 2, 1839 in Cologne; died July 16, 1919 in Unkel), the daughter of the Cologne merchant Matthaeus Neven and his wife Elisabeth Neven, née Michels.

After attending elementary school in Cologne, Eduard von Niesewand switched to the Rheinische Ritterakademie in Bedburg , from which he graduated in August 1856 when he passed the school leaving examination . Following on from this, he served from August 23, 1856 to November 14, 1866 as an active officer in the Rhenish Cuirassier Regiment No. 8 in Deutz . For health reasons, however, he first resigned in 1860 before returning to military service in 1862. In 1866 he finally took an active part in the German-Austrian War , before he was finally adopted as a completely invalid on November 14, 1866.

For training purposes, von Niesewand took on an informational job at the district office of the Cologne district from February 1 to May 1, 1866, before he took part in the campaign , which he did with the royal government on December 6, 1866 after he left the Prussian army continue in Cologne. As the successor to Maximilian von Nesselrode-Ehreshoven , who in the meantime had already been represented by District Deputy Wolter Josef Bürgers , von Niesewand was entrusted with the initially provisional administration of the Mülheim am Rhein district by decree of December 5, 1868 . After taking the oral district administrator's examination, which he passed on November 16, 1868 with the attestation "capable", he was given the position of Mülheim district administrator with the highest cabinet order (AKO) of December 5, 1868. In 1868, Niesewand showed “in addition to solid practice in his administration, a sufficient ability ... to present business matters in a logical order and correct language with clarity.” Ultimately, he belonged to a group of applicants consisting of former military members for vacant district positions, not those of the higher authorities was always viewed positively. Niesewand was certified for his hard work, but also that he had not managed very successfully in Mülheim.

On August 29, 1889 by the highest level with the character as a Privy Councilor excellent, sought by Niesewand after nearly four decades in Mülheim in October 1906 in his resignation after. With AKO from January 31st, he received his retirement on March 1st, 1907, after he had been on leave since December 1st, 1906.

Awards

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Horst Romeyk : The leading state and municipal administrative officials of the Rhine Province 1816-1945 (=  publications of the Society for Rhenish History . Volume 69 ). Droste, Düsseldorf 1994, ISBN 3-7700-7585-4 , p. 657 .
  2. ^ Landesarchiv Nordrhein-Westfalen, civil status archive Rhineland, civil status register, registry office Cologne, marriage, 1859, document 355.
  3. ^ Horst Romeyk : The leading state and municipal administrative officials of the Rhine Province 1816–1945 (=  publications of the Society for Rhenish History . Volume 69 ). Droste, Düsseldorf 1994, ISBN 3-7700-7585-4 , p. 170 note 168 .
  4. ^ Horst Romeyk : The leading state and municipal administrative officials of the Rhine Province 1816–1945 (=  publications of the Society for Rhenish History . Volume 69 ). Droste, Düsseldorf 1994, ISBN 3-7700-7585-4 , p. 176 f .


personal data
SURNAME Niesewand, Eduard von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Niesewand, Eduard Maria Joseph Hubert (full first names)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian district administrator
DATE OF BIRTH February 28, 1837
PLACE OF BIRTH Cologne
DATE OF DEATH October 9, 1913
Place of death Uncle