Friedrich Wagner (politician)

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Friedrich Wagner (* 1792 in Freiburg im Breisgau ; † 1862 there ) was mayor of Freiburg from 1839 to 1848 and from 1852 to 1859 .

Life

Friedrich Wagner was a print shop owner, publisher and owner of the university and school bookshop in Freiburg. In 1839, the Freiburg-based Wagner elected mayor. During his term of office the expansion of the city to the south, the expansion of the water supply, the commissioning of the Freiburg train station and the construction of the art and festival hall in the city ​​garden fall .

In the Baden Revolution , the conservative Wagner resigned on March 7, 1848. On March 28, 1848, his predecessor Joseph von Rotteck temporarily took over the mayor's office again.

After the turmoil of the revolution, the Baden government appointed the lawyer Johann Baptist Rieder as mayor at the end of January 1850, who was confirmed by the local council on December 9, 1951. But Rieder did not love the office and resigned shortly after his election. The position remained vacant until October 1852. Wagner then took over the post of mayor again, but only on the condition that he could resign at any time. Wagner stayed in office for another seven years. During this time the Günterstalstraße was laid out. In the spring of 1859 Wagner asked for his release. He died in 1862.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Karin-Anne Böttcher, Flying Changes in Troubled Times before and during the Revolution, Badische Zeitung of October 6, 1998
  2. ↑ Karin-Anne Böttcher, It was a truly unpopular office, Badische Zeitung of October 8, 1998

literature

  • Gabriele Blod, Wolfgang Hug, Manfred Lallinger and Hartmut Zoche: Unrest in the "Pfaffenstädtchen", reaction, "New Era" and Kulturkampf (1850–1870), in: Heiko Haumann and Hans Schadek (eds.): History of the city of Freiburg im Breisgau , Volume 3, Konrad Theiss Verlag GmbH, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 978-3-8062-1635-6
predecessor Office successor
Joseph von Rotteck and Johann Baptist Rieder Mayor of Freiburg im Breisgau
1839–1848 and 1852–1859 		Joseph von Rotteck and Eduard Fauler
personal data
SURNAME Wagner, Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Freiburg Mayor
DATE OF BIRTH 1792
PLACE OF BIRTH Freiburg in Breisgau
DATE OF DEATH 1862
Place of death Freiburg in Breisgau