Friedrich von Eynern

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Friedrich von Eynern

Johann Friedrich von Eynern (born August 8, 1805 in Barmen (today a district of Wuppertal ), † August 1, 1882 in Rolandseck ) was a German businessman and politician.

Life

Friedrich's grandfather, Johann Peter von Eynern , settled in Barmen , the family itself originally came from the Eynern Sattelhof . There Johann Peter founded a band and Litzenfafrik . Johann Friedrich von Eynern , Friedrich's father, expanded the business together with his uncle Wilhelm von Eynern , in which they also traded twist and yarn , later also indigo . Indigo wholesale developed into the most important line of business, other lines of business were discontinued in the mid-1840s when Friedrich and his cousin Wilhelm von Eynern the Elder. J. took over the business.

Friedrich attended church school in Wupperfeld until he was 12 years old, then he spent three years as a boarding school student with Pastor Hülsmann in Rüggeberg near Hagen , who had an important reputation as a teacher. As an apprentice he spent at a friendly trading company, the company Joh. Pauly u. Clauss, three years in Ghent . There he acquired extensive knowledge of trade and language skills, which he expanded and deepened on long trips to the Netherlands, France and England.

In 1830 he became a partner in his father's business and continued to travel extensively, alternating with the other partners. After his uncle's death and his father's departure, Friedrich continued business with his cousin. However, they separated shortly afterwards and on January 1, 1861, Friedrich opened his own indigo wholesaler with his sons.

Dignitaries

As far as business permitted, Friedrich von Eynern, like his father and grandfather before him, devoted himself to the common good. He was appointed to the city council in 1837 and re-elected in the first Barmer city council election in 1846. In 1849 he was elected a member of the Prussian Second Chamber, to which he always belonged with interruptions from 1852–1855 and 1860–1866. He belonged to various old liberal factions and in 1868 became chairman of the old liberal remainder of the faction. In his political activities he dealt with economic issues, so he was in the commission for trade and industry and for commercial contracts. It was thanks to his intervention that his hometown Barmen became a district town in 1860.

He was also President of the Barmer Commercial Court from 1865 to 1878 and was a member of the presbytery of the Lutheran parish of Barmen-Wupperfeld until his death.

The person

Friedrich von Eynern is described as a lovable person in Wuppertal history who corresponds to a prototype of the upper-class Biedermeier. He is said to have been educated and distinguished, reserved and full of human warmth, open-minded and conscientious. He had liberal views, but he saw the monarchy as the only form of government.

Friedrich has received various medals and has the title of a secret commercial councilor.

family

Friedrich von Eynern married Emilie Rittershaus (1806–1878) on May 7, 1829, daughter of the silk manufacturer Johann Abraham Rittershaus . Two sons are known to Friedrich von Eynern junior. , who was one of the founders of the Barmer Beautification Association , and Ernst von Eynern dedicated a short biography to his father Friedrich. They also had three daughters.

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Individual evidence

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personal data
SURNAME Eynern, Friedrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Eynern, Johann Friedrich von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German businessman and politician
DATE OF BIRTH August 8, 1805
PLACE OF BIRTH Barmen
DATE OF DEATH August 1, 1882
Place of death Rolandseck