Josef Mayrhofer

This article describes the Austrian politician and farmer Josef Mayrhofer; for the Austrian food chemist, see Josef Mayrhofer (chemist) .

Josef Mayrhofer (born January 10, 1887 in Ried in der Riedmark ; † November 12, 1939 there ) was an Upper Austrian politician ( CSP / VF ) and farmer. From 1918 to 1934 he was a member of the Upper Austrian Landtag and from 1931 to 1938 Provincial Councilor for Culture and Agriculture in the Upper Austrian Provincial Government .

education and profession

Mayrhofer did his military service between 1908 and 1911, and in 1908 he was involved in the annexation of Bosnia with Infantry Regiment No. 14 . From 1911 he worked professionally as a farmer on his parents 'farm, from 1913 he worked on his wife's parents' farm. In 1914, after the outbreak of World War I, he was called up again for four years for military service, where he was wounded twice and received several awards during the course of the war.

Politics and functions

Mayrhofer was a member of the provisional state assembly from November 18, 1918 and was sworn in as a member of the Upper Austrian state parliament on June 23, 1919 after the state election in 1919 . From 1919 he was also a member of the community committee of Ried in der Riedmark and took over the office of mayor there in 1922. He exercised his function as a member of the state parliament until October 31, 1934 and was also regional councilor in the state governments Gleißner I and Gleißner II from May 15, 1931 to March 18, 1938 . As a regional councilor, Mayrhofer was responsible for agriculture and culture. Furthermore, after the resignation of Governor Josef Schlegel on February 18, 1934, until the new elections were held , Mayrhofer was entrusted with the management of the governor's official business. In this case, Mayrhofer acted with the approval of the state government but without constitutional cover.

Mayrhofer was also a member of the state school board for Upper Austria from 1931 to 1938. He also acted as chairman of the farmers' union of Upper Austria. From February 1, 1936, he also led the "Provincial Farmers' Council", which was being set up, as the "Provincial Farmers Leader". After the National Socialists came to power, Mayrhofer was dismissed from his political offices and arrested twice.

Private

Josef Mayrhofer was born as the son of Peter and Anna Mayrhofer at the Kasmaderhof. In 1913 he married the daughter of the owner of the Riedergut in Ried in der Riedmark and had six children. He died in an accident in 1939.

literature

• Harry Slapnicka : Upper Austria - The political leadership. 1918 to 1938 (= contributions to the contemporary history of Upper Austria. 3). Oberösterreichischer Landesverlag, Linz 1976, ISBN 3-85214-163-X , p. 186 f.

Web links

• Biography of Josef Mayrhofer on the server of the federal state of Upper Austria .