Johann Dietrich Schlueter

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Johann Dietrich Schlueter , Johann Diederich Schlueter , (born April 25, 1723 in Hamburg , † March 20, 1772 ibid) was a German Senate Secretary .

Live and act

Johann Dietrich Schlüter came from an important family of senators and lawyers in Hamburg. His father, Johann Schlueter (1682–1760), worked as a syndic in the Hanseatic city. Johann Dietrich Schlüter received his doctorate in law from the University of Utrecht in 1750 . In 1751 he received the title of Senate Secretary in Hamburg. During his tenure, rumors emerged that Schlueter had or had had sexual contact with some of his employees. His 23-year-old lackey Heinrich Wilhelm Gottlieb Kraemer was mentioned in particular. When the Hamburg Senate found out about this in February 1768, it tried to avoid a possible trial. This was to protect Schlüter and the reputation of his family as well as the image of the government in public. The Senate recommended Schlueter to pay a deposit of 20,000 Reichstalers and leave Hamburg. Schlueter resigned from office immediately, but did not want to pay the required deposit. He demanded that this be cut in half and that the banishment from Hamburg be converted into house arrest. Excited negotiations ensued , during which Schlüter's wife asked the mayor Nicolaus Schuback to comply with her husband's request. The Senate finally approved Schlüter's suggestion. Schlüter's servant had to leave Hamburg within 48 hours after a senate decision against which he appealed unsuccessfully.

Schlueter probably lived under house arrest until shortly before the end of his life in 1772.

family

Johann Dietrich Schlueter was first married in 1752 to Theodora Maria Hauwelmeyer (Havelmeier), who was the daughter of a lawyer. She died in 1760. In 1763 he married Anna Margaretha Kellinghusen (1727-1810) for the second time. She was the daughter of a senior elder and the widow of Senator Simon Tamm.

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personal data
SURNAME Schlueter, Johann Dietrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schlueter, Johann Diederich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Senate Secretary
DATE OF BIRTH April 25, 1723
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg
DATE OF DEATH March 20, 1772
Place of death Hamburg