Hermann Sievers

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Hermann Sievers (born June 4, 1892 in Brakel , † October 15, 1972 in Wattenscheid ) was the longest serving Lord Mayor of the city of Wattenscheid.

Hermann Sievers

General

He joined the SPD in 1911 at the age of 19 . He later worked professionally as a self-employed master shoemaker. With his term of office from 1950 to 1964, he served as honorary mayor for 14 years. The average term of office of a lord mayor was two to four years until the regional reform in 1975.

  • Lord Mayor of Wattenscheid from January 20, 1950 to September 27, 1964
  • from 1964 in the council of the city of Wattenscheid
  • 1962 Cross of Merit 1st Class of the FRG Order of Merit
  • Awarded the Ring of Honor by the Council of the City of Wattenscheid in 1965

family

First marriage to Johanna geb. Kroger. This marriage resulted in three children: Hermann (* 1924), Eugen (* April 9, 1926 + April 19, 2012) and Renate (* 1928). After Johanna's death he married Maria geb. Bischoff. His children from this marriage are Elisabeth, Wilhelm and Christel.

Others

As a special honor, a street in Wattenscheid was dedicated to him as the only politician in Wattenscheid on January 1, 1979 . The former Josefstrasse was renamed Hermann-Sievers-Strasse. He himself lived on Hammer Strasse (after the Bochum-Hamme district).

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personal data
SURNAME Sievers, Hermann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German politician (SPD)
DATE OF BIRTH June 4, 1892
PLACE OF BIRTH Brakel
DATE OF DEATH October 15, 1972
Place of death Wattenscheid