Anton Gilsing

Anton Gilsing

Anton Gilsing (born June 1, 1875 in Ludwigslust ; † November 10, 1946 in Ohrbeck ) was a German politician ( center , CDU ).

Life and work

After attending elementary school in Ludwigslust, Gilsing, who belonged to the Roman Catholic minority in Mecklenburg-Schwerin , completed an apprenticeship as a coppersmith from 1889 to 1893. After practicing this profession in various German cities, he became a workers secretary in the Catholic workers ' association in 1905 . He was also involved in the Christian Metalworkers' Association in Germany .

Political party

Gilsing was a member of the Center Party during the German Empire and the Weimar Republic . From 1911 he was managing director of the center in the Reichstag constituency of Bochum and member of the board of the Westphalia regional association . In 1945 Gilsing spoke out against reestablishing the center as a denominational party and instead called for the formation of an interdenominational Christian party. He was involved in the founding of the Christian Democratic Party for Westphalia , which later became the CDU regional association.

MP

Gilsing was a member of the Weimar National Assembly in 1919/20 . From 1922 to 1929 he was a member of the Prussian State Council and from 1929 to 1933 for the Prussian province of Westphalia a member of the Reichsrat . In the latter capacity, he protested on February 16, 1933, together with representatives of the Rhine Province ( Wilhelm Hamacher ), the Hesse-Nassau Province ( Otto Witte ), and the Saxony Province ( Paul Weber ) against the fact that - contrary to the judgment of the State Court of 25. October 1932 - the votes to be represented by the Prussian state government should in future be exercised by Reich Commissioners.

Gilsing was a city councilor in Bochum from 1907 to 1933. In 1946 he was a member of the Bochum city council set up by the British occupying forces. In the same year he also comes to the also appointed Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia .

Public offices

From 1920 to 1932 Gilsing was councilor for welfare. From March 1, 1946 until his death, he was second mayor of Bochum.

literature

• Karin Jaspers / Wilfried Reinighaus: Westphalian-Lippian candidates for the January elections in 1919. A biographical documentation , Münster: Aschendorff 2020 (publications of the Historical Commission for Westphalia - New Series; 52), ISBN 9783402151365 , p. 77.

Web links

• Anton Gilsing in the database of members of the Reichstag
• Anton Gilsing at the state parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia