Ferdinand Halthoff

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Ferdinand Halthoff (born February 12, 1836 in Wahrenholz ; † September 7, 1891 in Heidelberg ) was a German judge and administrative lawyer in the Kingdom of Hanover . In the province of Hanover he was city ​​director of Hanover from 1882 to 1891 .

Life

Halthoff attended the Ernestinum Celle and the Carolinum grammar school (Osnabrück) . After high school he studied from 1856 jurisprudence at the Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg , where he in the same year in the Corps Vandalia Heidelberg has been active, and Göttingen. 1860–1864 he was an auditor at courts in Bleckede, Burgwedel and Hanover. He then began working as a lawyer and notary in Hameln. From 1877 he was a magistrate in Bremervörde . In 1878 he became a senator in Hanover and was elected city director with a majority of one vote in the autumn of 1882 after the death of Johann Carl Hermann Rasch .

During his term of office, among other things, the construction of the Stöcken town cemetery , the construction of the market hall, the power station and the Kestner Museum . In addition, the incorporation of Herrenhausen, Hainholz, List and Vahrenwald took place, which increased the population of Hanover from 125,000 to 180,000. In addition to his work as city director ,haltenhoff was Vice President of the Provincial Parliament from 1885 and a member of the Prussian manor house from 1890 .

He died at the age of 55 on the return journey from Montreux to Hanover. His grave of honor is located in the Engesohde city cemetery . In 1892 a street in the northern part of Hanover was named after him.

Heinrich Tramm became his successor in the office of City Director of Hanover .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Kösener corps lists 1910, 122 , 284

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