Franz Ziehm

Franz Ziehm (also, after his estate Franz Ziehm-Liessau ) (born January 9, 1866 in Liessau ( Marienburg district (West Prussia) ); † May 12, 1933 in Danzig ) was a landowner and politician ( DNVP ).

Franz Ziehm was a landlord in Liessau. He belonged to the Federation of Farmers and was a deputy member of the federal executive committee. After the death of Dr. Karl Krüger's mandate in the Prussian House of Representatives had to be filled again. In a by-election on July 30, 1915, 323 of the 603 electors originally elected in the three-tier voting system in the constituency of Danzig 1 met (the low attendance rate of 54% is explained by the fact that the election took place during the First World War and that by-elections generally had lower attendance rates). Of these, 322 (= 99.7%) elected the only candidate Ziehm for the House of Representatives. His mandate ended with the November Revolution of 1918.

Franz Ziehm was Ernst Ziehm's brother and, like his brother, joined the DNVP in Danzig after the war. He was elected to the constituent assembly in Danzig in 1920 and was a member of the first People's Day from 1920 to 1923 . Together with his brother, he was elected to the Senate of the Free City of Danzig as an honorary senator . In Senate Sahm I , he was responsible for agriculture and forestry. After his political activities ended, Franz Ziehm was a member of the supervisory boards of German banks in Gdansk.

literature

• Ernst Ziehm: From my political work in Danzig 1914–1939 (autobiography), pp. 57–62.
• Andrzejewski Marek, "Ludzie Wolnego Miasta Gdańska (1920-1939)", Gdańsk 1997, ISBN 83-87291-27-7 (pl).
• Thomas Kühne: Handbook of elections to the Prussian House of Representatives 1867-1918, ISBN 3770051823 , p. 971.
• Bernhard Mann : Biographical handbook for the Prussian House of Representatives 1867-1918 (= handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and the political parties. Volume 3). Droste, Düsseldorf 1988, ISBN 3-7700-5146-7 , p. 430 (number 2636).