Friedrich Joseph Zell

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Friedrich Joseph Zell (born June 17, 1814 in Trier ; † July 24, 1881 there ) was a German politician.

Life

Zell studied from 1833 to 1835 at the Universities of Bonn and Heidelberg law . In Heidelberg he belonged to the Corps Hassia. He then worked as a judicial advisor in his hometown. In 1846 he became a member of the city council in Trier and began to be politically committed to the adoption of a Prussian constitution.

In the course of the March Revolution in 1848, Zell took part in the pre-parliament . From May 18, 1848 to May 30, 1849 he was a member of Bernkastel's representative in the Frankfurt National Assembly . There he belonged to the Württemberger Hof parliamentary group , of which he was chairman from September 1848. Zell sat on several committees in parliament, including the constitutional committee and the emperor's deputation . On May 16, 1849, after the outbreak of the revolution in Baden, he was appointed Reich Commissioner for Baden , but he resigned from office together with his mandate on May 30.

After the end of the National Assembly, he took part in the Gotha post-parliament from June 26th to 28th, 1849 and had to endure proceedings because he had not resigned his mandate at the request of the Prussian government in mid-May. After his acquittal, he worked again as a judicial advisor. Until his death in 1881 he was the city counsel in Trier.

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