Johannes Gehrig

Johannes Gehrig (born August 11, 1797 in Altenschlirf ; † March 4, 1877 ibid) was a Hessian farmer and liberal politician and member of the 2nd Chamber of the Estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse .

Johannes Gehrig was the son of Johannes Gehrig and his wife Anna Maria, née Roth. Gehrig, who was a Protestant, married Anna Maria, née Deuchert, on May 4, 1819 in Altenschlirf. He was a farmer in Altenschlirf and lived in the USA from 1848 to 1856 . In 1821 he was mayor of Altenschlirf.

From 1826 to 1830 and again from 1835 to 1841 he was a member of the Second Chamber of the Estates. He was elected for the constituency of Oberhessen 4 / Lauterbach .

literature

• Hans Georg Ruppel, Birgit Groß: Hessian MPs 1820–1933. Biographical evidence for the estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse (2nd Chamber) and the Landtag of the People's State of Hesse (= Darmstädter Archivschriften. Vol. 5). Verlag des Historisches Verein für Hessen, Darmstadt 1980, ISBN 3-922316-14-X , p. 108.
• Jochen Lengemann : MdL Hessen. 1808-1996. Biographical index (= political and parliamentary history of the state of Hesse. Vol. 14 = publications of the Historical Commission for Hesse. Vol. 48, 7). Elwert, Marburg 1996, ISBN 3-7708-1071-6 , p. 140.

Web links

• Gehrig, Johannes. Hessian biography. (As of March 4, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).