Hugo Haniel

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Hugo Carl Julius Haniel (born January 2, 1810 in Ruhrort ; † December 15, 1893 ) was the successor to his father and entrepreneur Franz Haniel .

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Family grave in Düsseldorf

Hugo Haniel was to become a lawyer at the request of his father Franz. Due to the early death of his brother Eduard in 1826, however, he took his place in his father's business at the age of 16. At the age of 19 he was granted power of attorney and, at the age of 25, was given extensive power to represent his father in all business matters. As Franz Haniel's right-hand man, Hugo followed and accompanied the development of the mine and industrial property as well as the enormous technical changes during the industrialization of the Ruhr area . As his father's representative, he played a leading role in the difficult negotiations on the construction of the railways on the right and left of the Rhine from 1841 to 1848. The same applies to the concession negotiations with the Prussian mining authorities since 1854, which concerned the mining of coal on the Rhine Prussia mine field. In 1845 he became an authorized officer at Jacobi, Haniel & Huyssen (JHH), in 1858 he took over the management of the Oberhausen colliery belonging to JHH .

After the death of his father in 1868, Hugo Haniel continued to run the Franz Haniel company and also succeeded Franz Haniel as chairman of the board of directors of the Haniel collieries, Zollverein , Neumühl and Rheinpreußen .

From then on he also represented the Franz Haniel branch in the management of JHH. After he had made a significant contribution in 1873 to transforming the metalworking union into the Actienverein für Bergbau und Hüttenbetrieb Gutehoffnungshütte (GHH) , he became chairman of the supervisory board. In 1880 he was ousted from the post by his nephew Eduard James Haniel .

Hugo Haniel was involved in economic and association policy in various areas. In 1848 he was an expert in a government commission in Berlin for the development of a new Prussian mountain order. In addition to mining, he repeatedly represented the interests of the iron industry, transport and trade in Berlin. In 1878, during the economic crisis that followed the founding years, he wrote a memorandum in which he called for the reintroduction of the iron and steel tariffs repealed in 1873.

In the spirit of his father, Hugo Haniel also showed a lively public commitment. He had been a member of the Provincial Parliament since 1888 and of the District Council since 1856, as well as a city councilor in Ruhrort for 47 years.

Because of his commitment, he received numerous honors and titles. In 1864 the king appointed him a councilor of commerce and in 1871 the title of secret councilor of commerce followed.

In 1859 he was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle, IV class, by the king .

On November 16, 1837, Hugo Haniel married his cousin Bertha, the only daughter of his uncle Gerhard . In doing so, he combined the Franz and Gerhard Haniel lines and strengthened his position in the family.

Hugo Haniel survived all of his brothers and died on December 15, 1893 at the age of 84. In addition to his wife Bertha, he left behind his daughter Adeline, born in 1838, who had been married to Böninger since 1861, and his son Franz Haniel the Younger, born in 1842 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harold James: Family Capitalism: Wendels, Haniels, Falcks, and the Continental European Model. Cambridge, 2006 pp. 129f

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personal data
SURNAME Haniel, Hugo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Haniel, Hugo Carl Julius (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH January 2, 1810
PLACE OF BIRTH Ruhrort
DATE OF DEATH December 15, 1893