Johannes Blum

Johannes Blum (born November 23, 1857 in Krefeld , † March 22, 1946 ibid) was a German politician at the center .

Life and work

After attending grammar school in Krefeld , Blum took over his parents' agricultural estate in Fischeln and ran it. He was a member of the board of the Rhenish Chamber of Agriculture.

MP

From 1916 to 1918 Blum was a member of the state parliament in Prussia for the constituency of Düsseldorf 9 ( Kempen - Geldern ). In 1919/20 he was a member of the Weimar National Assembly . In the debate on the Reich Settlement Act on July 1, 1919, he spoke out in favor of creating primarily medium-sized settlement areas for new farmers, as small areas would not support a family, while large companies would have to fail to provide as many people as possible with their own land. He was then a member of the Reichstag until 1933 . He was also a city councilor in Krefeld for many years.

Honors

The Johannes-Blum-Straße in Krefeld-Fischeln is named after Blum .

Web links

Literature by and about Johannes Blum in the catalog of the German National Library
Johannes Blum in the database of members of the Reichstag

Individual evidence

↑ Bernhard Mann (edit.): Biographical manual for the Prussian House of Representatives. 1867-1918 . Collaboration with Martin Doerry , Cornelia Rauh and Thomas Kühne . Düsseldorf: Droste Verlag, 1988, p. 70f (handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties: vol. 3)

personal data
SURNAME	Blum, Johannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German politician (center), MdR
DATE OF BIRTH	November 23, 1857
PLACE OF BIRTH	Krefeld
DATE OF DEATH	March 22, 1946
Place of death	Krefeld

[1] Bernhard Mann (edit.): Biographical manual for the Prussian House of Representatives. 1867-1918 . Collaboration with Martin Doerry , Cornelia Rauh and Thomas Kühne . Düsseldorf: Droste Verlag, 1988, p. 70f (handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties: vol. 3)