Leopold Weinhofer

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Leopold Weinhofer (born November 9, 1879 in Riedenthal ; † August 15, 1947 in Schwechat ) was an Austrian politician ( SDAP ) and a carpenter's assistant. Weinhofer was a member of the Lower Austrian state parliament from 1919 to 1932 .

Life

Weinhofer attended a one-class elementary school and subsequently completed an apprenticeship as a carpenter. Later he was employed as a railroad worker. In 1910 he moved to Schwechat and worked in the local hammer bread factories. From 1903 Weinhofer was a functionary in several social democratic organizations.

From 1918 he was a member of the Schwechat municipal council . He was also mayor of the city from 1919 to 1930 (1932). Weinhofer represented the Social Democratic Labor Party from May 20, 1919 in the Lower Austrian Landtag, being a member of the Lower Austria Land Curia between November 10, 1920 and May 11, 1921 during the separation phase from Vienna and Lower Austria.

process

After he had work done in his house by carpenters from the community in 1927, he was arrested in March 1930, because he was suspected of misappropriating community funds. Weinhofer then took leave of absence and resigned all of his political functions after his conviction. He lost his mandate in the state parliament on February 22, 1932.

The trial against Weinhhofer and the nine co-defendants was opened on February 8, 1932 at the Regional Court for Criminal Matters Vienna by the public prosecutor Hellriegl, with almost 100 witnesses summoned. Weinhofer was defended by Arnold Eisler . The verdict was announced by Judge Drögsler on February 23, 1932. Weinhofer was convicted because he did not forward two criminal charges - including one against his son Leopold - and granted the community funds as loans. He was sentenced to two months of simple prison, compounded with one fast day per month. He was acquitted of suspicion of embezzlement. The co-defendants in the process received different sentences and also acquittals.

literature

  • Lower Austria Landtag Directorate (Ed.): Biographical Handbook of the Lower Austrian Landtag 1861–1921 (= NÖ-Schriften. Volume 166). Lower Austria Landtag Directorate , St. Pölten 2005, ISBN 3-85006-166-3 .
  • Lower Austria Landtag Directorate (ed.): Biographical manual of the Lower Austrian Landtag and the Lower Austrian provincial government 1921–2000 (= Lower Austria publications. Volume 128). Lower Austria Landtag Directorate , St. Pölten 2000, ISBN 3-85006-127-2 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Schwechat Trial. In:  Arbeiter-Zeitung , February 8, 1932, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / aze
  2. ^ The Schwechater community economy in court. In:  Neue Freie Presse , February 8, 1932, p. 5 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / nfp
  3. ↑ The verdict in the Schwechat trial. In:  Arbeiter-Zeitung , February 24, 1932, p. 5 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / aze

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personal data
SURNAME Weinhofer, Leopold
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian politician (SDAP), member of the state parliament
DATE OF BIRTH November 9, 1879
PLACE OF BIRTH Riedenthal
DATE OF DEATH August 15, 1947
Place of death Schwechat