Franz Schmitt (politician, 1865)

Franz Schmitt (born March 24, 1865 in Riedenheim , † June 11, 1941 in Würzburg ) was a German politician ( BVP ) and councilor of commerce.

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After attending primary school and the Fischer secondary school institute in Würzburg, Schmitt was trained at the agricultural school in Würzburg. He then completed an apprenticeship as a banker. From 1891 to 1922 Schmitt was co-owner of the grain and feed wholesaler Schmitt & Schuckert in Würzburg. He took on his first public office as a magistrate or city councilor in Würzburg.

After the First World War , Schmitt joined the Bavarian People's Party (BVP). For this he was elected in 1919 to the 2nd President of the District Council of Lower Franconia. From May 1928 to September 1930 Schmitt also sat in the Reichstag , in which he represented constituency 26 (Franconia). In 1940 he was awarded the bronze city plaque by the city of Würzburg.

Web links

Franz Schmitt in the database of members of the Reichstag

Individual evidence

↑ Peter Weidisch: Würzburg in the "Third Reich". In: Ulrich Wagner (Hrsg.): History of the city of Würzburg. 4 volumes, Volume I-III / 2, Theiss, Stuttgart 2001-2007; III / 1–2: From the transition to Bavaria to the 21st century. Volume 2, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8062-1478-9 , p. 1273, note 60.

personal data
SURNAME	Schmitt, Franz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German politician (BVP), MdR
DATE OF BIRTH	March 24, 1865
PLACE OF BIRTH	Riedenheim
DATE OF DEATH	June 11, 1941
Place of death	Wurzburg

[1] Peter Weidisch: Würzburg in the "Third Reich". In: Ulrich Wagner (Hrsg.): History of the city of Würzburg. 4 volumes, Volume I-III / 2, Theiss, Stuttgart 2001-2007; III / 1–2: From the transition to Bavaria to the 21st century. Volume 2, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8062-1478-9 , p. 1273, note 60.