Emil Köttgen

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Conrad Emil Köttgen (born March 6, 1875 in Dortmund , † January 23, 1925 in Düsseldorf ) was a German local politician. From 1919 to 1924 he was Lord Mayor of Düsseldorf. During his term of office the unrest after the First World War and the occupation of the Ruhr by the French fell.

Life

Emil Köttgen was born on March 6, 1875 in Dortmund into a family of manufacturers. His mother came from a pastor's family. Köttgen studied law in Munich , Bonn and Berlin . The course ended in 1896 with the passing of the court traineeship exam. As a result, he worked for various courts and public prosecutors. From 1901 Köttgen worked in Barmen , where on February 10, 1903 he was elected as a salaried councilor of the city. In 1911 he was elected 2nd mayor in his native Dortmund.

From 1919 Emil Köttgen worked in Düsseldorf, where he was elected mayor on October 28, 1919 and was confirmed as mayor by the Prussian government on November 13, 1919. The inauguration took place on December 2, 1919. In the context of the Ruhr War, Köttgen refused to publish an announcement by the French occupation authorities. He was arrested on February 19, 1923 and expelled from the city. The official business was headed by the town planning officer and alderman Karl Geusen. In order to be able to return to Düsseldorf at least as a private person, Köttgen declared his resignation, which took effect on March 31, 1924. Emil Köttgen died on January 23, 1925, less than ten months after he was forced to resign. The city of Düsseldorf granted its former mayor a grave of honor in the north cemetery .

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SURNAME Köttgen, Emil
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Köttgen, Conrad Emil (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German local politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 6, 1875
PLACE OF BIRTH Dortmund
DATE OF DEATH January 23, 1925
Place of death Dusseldorf