Josef Kennerknecht
Josef Kennerknecht (born July 27, 1875 in Andelsbuch ; † November 23, 1949 in Bregenz ) was an Austrian state politician ( CS , ÖVP ) from the state of Vorarlberg . From 1909 to 1914 he was a member of the Vorarlberg state parliament and from 1918 to 1934, in addition to his state parliament mandate as a regional councilor, he was also a member of the Vorarlberg state government .
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Josef Kennerknecht was born on July 27, 1875 as the child of the carpenter Ignaz Anton Kennerknecht and his wife Maria Agatha in the Bregenzerwald community of Andelsbuch. As early as 1895, when he was 20 years old, Kennerknecht joined the Imperial and Royal State Railroad as a railway employee . He practiced this profession from then on, only interrupted by his military service from 1896 to 1899, until his retirement in 1945. On July 18, 1904, he married his wife Paula (née Mangold) in Rankweil, with whom he had two children in 1911 and 1913.
In 1909 Josef Kennerknecht ran for the first time as a member of the general electoral class Bregenz - Bregenzerwald for the Vorarlberg state parliament and was elected as such. Until 1914 he was a member of the state parliament. After the end of the monarchy and the attainment of Vorarlberg sovereignty, Kennerknecht became a member of the provisional state assembly as well as the state councilor for health and sanitation in the state government founded under Governor Otto Ender in 1918 . From November 3, 1918 to March 5, 1934, Kennerknecht remained a member of the provincial government as a member of the provincial government, from which he only resigned with the establishment of the professional constitution in Austria. Kennerknecht remained a city councilor in his home town of Bregenz for a little longer, namely until 1938, to which he was elected in 1918. After the Second World War, Kennerknecht was, among other things, chairman of the Bregenz ÖVP .
literature
- Karl Heinz Burmeister u. a .: “ Andelsbuch ”, “ From the past and present of a Bregenzerwald community ”, Andelsbuch community, Andelsbuch 1980.
Web links
- Biography of Josef Kennerknecht in the parliamentary documents of the Vorarlberg Landtag.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kennerknecht, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian politician (CS), member of the state parliament |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 27, 1875 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Andelsbuch |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 23, 1949 |
| Place of death | Bregenz |