Ferdinand Poggel

Ferdinand Poggel (born February 11, 1886 in Eversberg , † August 3, 1969 in Hamm ) was a German trade unionist and politician ( CDU ).

life and work

After attending primary school, Poggel completed an apprenticeship as a chain smith and then worked in the blacksmith's trade. He then took part as a soldier in the First World War, from which he returned home seriously wounded. In 1904 he became a member of the Christian Metalworkers' Association , had worked for it as a union secretary since 1918 and came to Hamm in 1919 as such. With the ban on free trade unions by the National Socialists in 1933, Poggel found himself unemployed. From 1936 to 1945 he worked as a bread driver.

Poggel was a member of the Windthorstbund and the Center Party until 1933 . In 1945 he worked as a co-founder of the CDU in Hamm to rebuild the unions. In April 1946 he became head of the AOK Hamm. From October 1946 to October 1952, Poggel was Lord Mayor of Hamm. From November 3, 1951 to July 4, 1954, Poggel was a member of the North Rhine-Westphalian state parliament . His grave is in the Hammer Ostenfriedhof .

Honors

• In 1959 he was made an honorary citizen of the city of Hamm.
• Ferdinand-Poggel-Strasse in Hamm

Web links

• Ferdinand Poggel at the North Rhine-Westphalia state parliament

predecessor	Office	successor
Josef Schlichter	Lord Mayor of Hamm 1946 - 1952	Heinz Diekmann