Johann Heinrich von Olfers

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Johann Heinrich Olfers , from 1803 von Olfers (born May 22, 1791 in Münster ; † December 22, 1855 there ) was a banker and mayor of Münster.

Johann Heinrich von Olfers (lithograph by August Dirks)

origin

He was the son of the prince-bishop of Münsteran court advisor and banker Franz Theodor Olfers (1755-1828), later royal Prussian secret legation councilor , and Marie Elisabeth von Lindenkampf (1763-1848). The father was raised to the imperial nobility on August 27, 1803 in Vienna with Prussian nobility recognition in Berlin on May 25, 1804, Benedikt von Olfers (1800–1876) and Ignaz von Olfers (1793–1871) were his brothers.

Life

The law graduate took over the banking and exchange business of his brother-in-law on Prinzipalmarkt and continued it as "Bankhaus Lindenkampf & Olfers". Son Franz Theodor later became his heir and successor as a banker.

In 1830 Johann Heinrich von Olfers bought agricultural goods and had Hohenfeld Castle built. He was one of the richest residents of Münster. In 1850, Olfers paid the top tax rate of 296 thalers.

In 1835 he was one of the main founders and on the board of the Münster Merchants' Association. The association also represented the interests of the merchants in local politics. In addition, he represented moderate bourgeois reform ideas. He was also a member of the Civil Club, another interface for local politics. Beyond the city, he was one of the most influential politicians in Westphalia in the middle of the 19th century. He was a member of the Westphalian Provincial Parliament . As such, he was a member of the First and Second United State Parliaments in 1847 and 1848, respectively .

In the city of Munster he was first alderman from 1827 and magistrate from 1836 . After the death of the mayor Münstermann, he was interim mayor. In the new election in 1842 he was defeated by Johann Hermann Hüffer . During and after the revolution of 1848/49 he was an opponent of the liberal-democratic camp. After Hüffer's resignation in 1848, he was again interim mayor. While the liberal-democratic camp could not find a suitable candidate, Olfers was supported by the supporters of a constitutional monarchy and the Catholic association. In 1850, despite a majority in the city council, he prevented the nomination of the symbolic democratic figure Benedikt Waldeck as an honorary citizen of Münster.

In 1850 he was elected regular mayor. Linked to this was the seat in the Prussian manor house . In the rather short term of office as Lord Mayor, he could hardly set his own accents. For him, administrative action was more important than conceptual action. After all, the Realschule, which had already been initiated, was opened in 1851, and the gas works was built in 1854.

In 1817 he is mentioned as a Freemason of the Great National Mother Lodge “To the Three Worlds” .

family

Olfers married Bernhardina Theissing (* March 22, 1794; † July 29, 1851). The couple had several children:

  • Elisabeth (* July 13, 1820 - † May 28, 1843)
  • Franz Theodor (born November 2, 1823; † January 29, 1887) ∞ Bertha Essingh (born December 1, 1821)

literature

  • Susanne Kill: The bourgeoisie in Münster 1770-1870. Civil self-determination in the area of ​​tension between church and state . Munich: Oldenbourg, 2001. ISBN 978-3-486-56573-7 Partially digitized
  • Wilfried Reininghaus / Horst Conrad (ed.): For freedom and law. Westphalia and Lippe in the revolution of 1848/49 . Münster, 1999 p. 179
  • Gothaisches genealogisches Taschenbuch der Briefadeligen houses, 1907, p. 602

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels , Adelslexikon Volume X, page 15, Volume 119 of the complete series, CA Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 1999, ISBN 3-7980-0819-1 .
  2. ↑ Chronicle of Hohenfeld Castle  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.parkhotel-hohenfeld.de  
  3. ^ Kill, p. 238
  4. ^ Kill, pp. 126-128
  5. ^ Kill, p. 141
  6. ^ Kill, p. 105
  7. ^ Kill, p. 219
  8. ^ Kill, p. 222
  9. ^ Kill, p. 253
predecessor Office successor
Johann Hermann Hüffer , Vacancy (1848–1851) Lord Mayor of Münster in Westphalia
1851–1855 		Caspar Offenberg
personal data
SURNAME Olfers, Johann Heinrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Olfers, Johann Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Banker and politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 22, 1791
PLACE OF BIRTH Muenster
DATE OF DEATH December 22, 1855
Place of death Muenster