Johann Wilhelm Metzler
Johann Wilhelm Metzler (born November 16, 1755 in Frankfurt am Main ; † May 30, 1837 there ) was a German lawyer and politician .
life and work
Metzler came from a pastor's family originally from the Ore Mountains . Its Frankfurt branch came from the merchant Benjamin Metzler , who settled in Frankfurt in 1671 and acquired citizenship in 1676. In 1674 he founded the B. Metzler seel bank , which still exists today . Sohn & Co. , which was initially mainly involved in the linen, cotton and spices trade, but from around 1760 concentrated entirely on banking. Since the end of the 18th century, the Metzler family was continuously represented in the Council of the Free Imperial City and later in the Senate of the Free City of Frankfurt .
After the early death of his father Johann Albrecht Metzler (1716–1757), Johann Wilhelm Metzler came to Strasbourg , where he also began studying law after attending grammar school . In 1779 he completed his studies in Göttingen awarded the degree of Dr. jur. from. After two years at the Imperial Court of Justice in Wetzlar , he returned to Frankfurt, where he was elected to the 51er Kolleg , a citizens' committee, in 1791 and to the city council in 1792. In 1802 and 1805 the council elected him the younger mayor . In 1804 he took part in the celebrations for the coronation of Emperor Napoleon in Paris together with Adolph Carl von Humbracht as a delegate of the city .
Under Grand Duke Carl Theodor von Dalberg , he enjoyed high recognition as an administrative specialist and in 1813 was again elected Young Mayor. After the restoration of Frankfurt independence, Metzler was the first to take over the office of Senior Mayor of the Free City of Frankfurt in 1816/1817 . In the years 1819 and 1823 two further terms of office followed.
Metzler died on May 30, 1837 in Frankfurt. He was buried in the family vault in the Frankfurt main cemetery.
See also
literature
- Wolfgang Klötzer (Hrsg.): Frankfurter Biographie . Personal history lexicon . Second volume. M – Z (= publications of the Frankfurt Historical Commission . Volume XIX , no. 2 ). Waldemar Kramer, Frankfurt am Main 1996, ISBN 3-7829-0459-1 .
Web links
- Metzler, Johann Wilhelm. Hessian biography. (As of February 26, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- Metzler, Johann Wilhelm in the Frankfurt Personal Lexicon
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Metzler, Johann Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lawyer and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 16, 1755 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankfurt am Main |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 30, 1837 |
| Place of death | Frankfurt am Main |