Julius Lenzmann
Julius Lenzmann (born November 8, 1843 in Hagen ; † March 21, 1906 in Berlin ) was a German lawyer and left-wing liberal politician.
Life
Lenzmann first began studying medicine in Würzburg . He switched to law and studied in Bonn and Berlin . During his studies in 1863 he became a member of the Arminia Würzburg fraternity and the Alemannia Bonn fraternity . In 1866 he joined the Prussian judicial service as an auscultator . In 1868 he was a trainee lawyer and in 1870 an assessor . In the years 1870/71 Lenzmann took part in the Franco-German War . Between 1871 and 1873 he was a district judge in Bochum and then in Lüdenscheid. Lenzmann was a member initially of the Progressive Party , later of the Liberal Party . Between 1885 and 1895 he was a co-founder and, together with Adolph Phillips, one of the leaders of the Democratic Party . He was also co-editor of the "Democratic papers". In Lenzmann's opinion, the small and ultimately unsuccessful party should primarily attack Otto von Bismarck's policies and “work to ensure that the whole people oppose the Chancellor.” The newspaper, Neue Mitteilungen, positioned itself in the service of Otto von Bismarck Lenzmann's party between the Liberals and the SPD . Lenzmann's direction differed from that of the Liberal Party in particular in that it advocated state measures to solve the social question .
After the failure of the democratic party, Lenzmann belonged to the Free People's Party . He was a member of the Reichstag from 1874 to 1887 and again between 1893 and 1906. His main focus was on legal issues. Among other things, he has demanded compensation for wrongly convicted people. But he was also committed to reforms in psychiatry . He criticized the practice of isolating unpopular not really mentally ill people in the institutions. In the area of local politics, Lenzmann was a city councilor and unpaid city councilor in Lüdenscheid and a member of the Altena district council . He was also a co-founder of the TUS Jahn-Lüdenscheid sports club. From 1884 Lenzmann worked full-time as a lawyer and notary in Lüdenscheid and Hagen. In 1885 he was, along with other well-known lawyers, an advocate for leading SPD members who were indicted in connection with the Socialist Act in the great trial in Chemnitz . However, it did not appear in the process itself.
literature
- Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume I: Politicians. Volume 3: I-L. Winter, Heidelberg 1999, ISBN 3-8253-0865-0 , pp. 272-273.
Web links
- Short biography. Berlin State Library
- Julius Lenzmann in the database of members of the Reichstag
- Biography of Julius Lenzmann . In: Heinrich Best : database of the members of the Reichstag of the Empire 1867/71 to 1918 (Biorab - Kaiserreich)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Latest communications , 47/1885
- ↑ Latest communications , 43/1886
- ↑ Latest communications , 87/1885
- ↑ Latest releases , 6/1882
- ↑ Martin Küster: "... a strangely talented person." The locksmith Ferdinand Lorenz in the fight against the Bismarcks . In: Berlin monthly magazine ( Luisenstädtischer Bildungsverein ) . Issue 3, 2000, ISSN 0944-5560 , p. 22-29 ( luise-berlin.de ).
- ^ Chronicle of TUS-Jahn Lüdenscheid
- ^ Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Dietz: Publisher of the Social Democrats
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lenzmann, Julius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lawyer and politician (DFP, FVp), MdR |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 8, 1843 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hagen |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 21, 1906 |
| Place of death | Berlin |