Gottfried Holthusen
Gottfried Friedrich Heinrich August Holthusen (born March 6, 1848 in Flögeln , † June 18, 1920 in Hamburg ) was a businessman and Hamburg senator.
Life
Holthusen grew up in Flögeln and began a commercial apprenticeship in 1862 in his older brother's company in Hamburg. He worked in the company until 1870, then he joined the infantry regiment "Hamburg" (2nd Hanseatic) No. 76 and took part in the Franco-German War 1870-71 . He then returned to his old position. In 1872 Holthusen married Maria Henriette Wehber (1852–1873), who died on May 16, 1873 in childbed , one day after the birth of their child. In 1874, Holthusen joined the GH Wehber & Co. wine store founded in 1828 . Holthusen worked for her until 1914, at the end as senior boss.
Holthusen lived in Hamburg-Eimsbüttel and was active in several local associations before he was elected to the Hamburg citizenship by general elections in 1880 . Holthusen was a member of the citizenship from 1880 to 1885 and from 1893 to 1896. He worked in different areas, for example he was a member of the fire fund deputation. In 1882 Holthusen was elected commercial judge. He was a member of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce from 1892.
After Senator Johann Stahmer died in office in 1896, Holthusen was elected as his successor to the Senate on June 12, 1896 . He was a member of this body until his resignation on December 31, 1913. Holthusen worked as a senator in various areas, for example he became parish lord of the Apostle Church in Eimsbüttel, but made a name for himself above all as head of the building authorities.
During the First World War , Holthusen headed the Hamburg State Committee for War Disabled, a body that was supposed to help war invalids .
The second marriage of Holthusen, which was closed in 1883, resulted in the son Hermann Holthusen . His daughter Marie married the ophthalmologist, art collector and patron Max Linde in Lübeck.
In 1899 Gottfried Holthusen bought a grave in the Ohlsdorf cemetery southwest of Nordteich (grid square Y11).
source
- Obituary from Hamburg Foreign Gazette No. 297 of June 19, 1920
- Hamburg Gender Book, Volume 2, DGB Volume 19; Year 1911, p. 100
Web links
- Newspaper article about Gottfried Holthusen in the 20th century press kit of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Center for Economics .
Individual evidence
- ↑ The company GH Wehber & Co. still exists and describes itself as the oldest wine shop in Hamburg, see www.ghwehber.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Holthusen, Gottfried |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Holthusen, Gottfried Friedrich Heinrich August (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German businessman, politician, Member of the Bundestag and Hamburg Senator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 6, 1848 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fowling |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 18, 1920 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |