Joseph Heckler

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Joseph Heckler (born June 15, 1786 in Bensheim , Hesse ; † February 12, 1857 in Bensheim) was a lawyer, member of the state estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse and local history researcher in Bensheim.

Joseph Heckler was born as the third child of the Kurmainzian customs officer and escort Peter Caspar Heckler (1751-1837) and his wife Margaretha, born Berg (1745-1822). From 1799 to 1803 he attended the then four-class Latin school in Bensheim . In November 1803 he became a student in Heidelberg, but one year later he moved to the Hessian State University in Giessen, where he studied law and cameralia in accordance with his “Prohessian” attitude .

In 1806, after completing his studies, he left the university as a certified camera operator and initially practiced at the Nassau Office of Cransberg near Usingen . Later, in 1808, he became a candidate for the Hofkammer in Darmstadt. He got his first permanent job in 1813 as a rent office man in Heppenheim.

On June 29, 1813, Joseph Heckler, who was a Catholic denomination, married Nanette nee Lammert (1793-1844).

On September 26, 1821, Heckler was appointed Grand Ducal Hessian Conqueror (today head of the tax office). He held this position until his retirement in 1849. After his professional activity he was from 1856 until his death in 1857 a member of the 2nd Chamber of the Estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse .

He was elected for the Center Party in the constituency Starkenburg 12 / Bensheim . His successor in the state parliament was Franz Reatz .

Joseph Heckler was also proven to be the first researcher to study the history of Bensheim in detail. The book Contribution to the History of the City of Bensheim and its Surroundings, with Special Consideration for the Lorsch Monastery , which he published in 1852, was his life's work.

On April 19, 1962, the new elementary school in Weststadt was named after Joseph Heckler.

literature

  • 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. 170.
  • Klaus-Dieter Rack, Bernd Vielsmeier: Hessian MPs 1820–1933. Biographical evidence for the first and second chambers of the state estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse 1820–1918 and the state parliament of the People's State of Hesse 1919–1933 (= Political and parliamentary history of the State of Hesse. Vol. 19 = Work of the Hessian Historical Commission. NF Vol. 29) . Hessian Historical Commission, Darmstadt 2008, ISBN 978-3-88443-052-1 , No. 326.
  • 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. 128.

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personal data
SURNAME Heckler, Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German lawyer and local researcher
DATE OF BIRTH June 15, 1786
PLACE OF BIRTH Bensheim
DATE OF DEATH February 12, 1857
Place of death Bensheim