Joseph Molitor (politician)

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Franz Joseph Molitor (* 1762 ; † after 1835) was a lawyer and notary in Langenberg, then from 1808 a government lawyer in Düsseldorf . From 1822 to 1824 he was Lord Mayor of Düsseldorf.

In July 1822, Molitor was appointed Lord Mayor of Düsseldorf, which was then part of Prussia. He succeeded Lambert Josten , who previously held the office for two years. Molitor also remained in this post for two years before Leopold Custodis succeeded him in March 1824 . In 1835 he was appointed judicial councilor.

literature

  • Heinz Neuber: The development of the Düsseldorf legal profession, 1820–1878. Triltsch, Düsseldorf 1975.
  • Fritz Dross: A brief history of the city of Düsseldorf. Pustet, Regensburg 2007, p. 149.

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personal data
SURNAME Molitor, Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Molitor, Franz Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Lord Mayor of Düsseldorf
DATE OF BIRTH 1762
DATE OF DEATH after 1835