Max Otto Schröder

Max Otto Schröder

Max Otto Schröder (born January 1, 1858 in Roßwein , † December 13, 1926 in Dresden ) was a Saxon politician, mayor and minister.

Life

The son of a Protestant pastor studied law in Leipzig and Berlin after attending the Fürstenschule Sankt Afra zu Meißen . In the winter semester 1879/1880 he became active in the Landsmannschaft Cheruscia Leipzig (today: Landsmannschaft Plavia-Arminia Leipzig ). After the second state examination, Schröder worked as a lawyer in Zwickau from 1888 and as a lawyer and notary in Crimmitschau from 1891 . In 1896 he was elected mayor of Freiberg . There he drew the attention of King Albert and was appointed as the first magistrate of the city of Freiberg in 1897 to be a member of the first chamber of the Saxon state parliament . After a short term in office, he was elected mayor of the city of Plauen for life in August 1899 , which he again represented as a member of the first chamber of the Saxon state parliament from 1899 to 1902.

As early as July 1902, King Georg made him the ministerial director in the Ministry of Finance , whereupon he moved to Dresden. In 1910, Max Otto Schröder was given the position of Real Privy Councilor in the overall ministry and was allowed to use the title of excellence . On October 28, 1918, he was appointed Minister of Finance of the Kingdom of Saxony. He lost this office on November 14, 1918 as a result of the abolition of the monarchy .

After that, Schröder turned his main activity to the Protestant church. He became chairman of the German Evangelical Congregation Day and thanks to his collaboration, a new Saxon church constitution was passed in the regional synod .

literature

• Max Mechow: Well-known CCers . Historia Academica, Volume 8/9, pp. 248 f.
• Josef Matzerath : Aspects of Saxon State Parliament History - Presidents and Members of Parliament from 1833 to 1952 . Dresden 2001, p. 51.

Web links

• Andreas Peschel: Schröder, Max Otto . In: Institute for Saxon History and Folklore (Ed.): Saxon Biography .