Friedrich Leopold Devens
Friedrich Leopold Devens (born March 11, 1831 at Welheim House ; † September 22, 1894 in Trier ) was a Prussian civil servant and a member of the Reichstag of the North German Confederation and the Customs Parliament .
Life
His parents were the district administrator Friedrich Carl Devens (1772–1849) and Franziska Gertrud Antonette née Billmann (1796–1863). Devens attended the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Gymnasium in Cologne together with his brother Prosper Caspar Leonard Devens . He studied law in Göttingen , Heidelberg and Berlin . In Göttingen he became a member of the short-term Corps Saxo-Borussia Göttingen in 1850 . From November 14, 1853 he was auscultator at the district courts in Breslau and Minden and from January 22, 1856 trainee lawyer at the governments in Cologne and Potsdam . On June 17, 1859, he passed the examination as assessor for the higher administrative service. Since 19 June 1859 he was District Administrator of the district food and lived on his property, the former knight's seat House Mountains at Borbeck . From 1868 he was police chief in Cologne.
From October 4, 1867 to 1871, Friedrich Leopold Devens was a member of the Reichstag of the North German Confederation for the constituency of Düsseldorf 5 ( Essen ) and the Free Conservative Association . In this capacity he was also a member of the Customs Parliament from 1868.
As a result of the Kulturkampf in 1875, he was transferred to Königsberg . On January 5, 1885, he returned to Trier as a senior government councilor, and on January 18, 1887, he became director of the finance department.
Friedrich Leopold Devens died on September 22nd, 1894 in Trier. The city of Essen named Devens Strasse after him.
family
He married Maria Johanna Viktoria Bürgers (1841–1913) in Cologne on September 6, 1862. The marriage had two children:
- Alfried Devens, born Nov 13, 1862
- Wilhelmine Devens, born August 28, 1868, married to Ignatz Joseph Ludwig Renvers born in 1888 . July 17, 1855, District Administrator of the Saarlouis district
literature
- Bernd Haunfelder , Klaus Erich Pollmann : Reichstag of the North German Confederation 1867–1870. Historical photographs and biographical handbook (= photo documents on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 2). Droste, Düsseldorf 1989, ISBN 3-7700-5151-3 .
- Horst Romeyk : The leading state and municipal administrative officials of the Rhine Province 1816–1945 (= publications of the Society for Rhenish History . Volume 69 ). Droste, Düsseldorf 1994, ISBN 3-7700-7585-4 , p. 408 ff .
- Erwin Dickhoff: Essen streets, city history as reflected in the street names . 1979, p. 63.
- Prussian state parliament almanac by Dr. G. Hirth . Kortkampf Verlag, Berlin 1832–1890
Web links
- Devens, Friedr. Leop. in the database of members of the Reichstag
- Biography of Friedrich Leopold Devens . In: Heinrich Best : database of the members of the Reichstag of the Empire 1867/71 to 1918 (Biorab - Kaiserreich)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kösener corps lists 1910 , 84 , 4.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Devens, Friedrich Leopold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | District Administrator, President of the Police, Member of the Reichstag |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 11, 1831 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Coming Welheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 22, 1894 |
| Place of death | trier |