Otto Schwarz (politician, 1891)

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Otto Schwarz (born November 17, 1891 in Hilchenbach , † March 31, 1964 in Weidenau ) was a German social democratic local politician, district administrator of the Siegen district and mayor of the city of Siegen .

Life and politics

Otto Schwarz came from Eichen-Stendenbach . Before 1933, Schwarz was editor and managing director of the social democratic people’s newspaper, which appeared until the Nazis came to power. During the Nazi period he worked as an accountant at the Siegerland ironworks .

From 1926 to 1932, Schwarz was a member of the Westphalia Parliament for the constituency of Siegen Land, Stadt and Wittgenstein .

Otto Schwarz was appointed by the British occupation authorities on June 1, 1945 as the successor to Fritz Fries, who had been appointed as District President in Arnsberg, at the same time in the office of District Administrator of the Siegen District and the Office of Lord Mayor of the City of Siegen. February 1946, until his successor Ernst Weißelberg was appointed Lord Mayor of Siegen by the occupation authorities.

During his time as mayor in Siegen, Schwarz was assigned to Albert Schnier as head of the city administration and mayor of the occupation authority. From 1946 to 1948 Schwarz was mayor of Eichen and Stendenbach, from 1956 to 1962 mayor of the Ferndorf office and also chairman of the district council.

Otto Schwarz died on March 31, 1964 of serious injuries sustained in a traffic accident.

swell

  • Documentation from the City Archives of Siegen
  • Siegener newspaper from March 31, 1964

literature

  • Alfred Bruns (Ed.), Josef Häming: The Members of the Westphalia Parliament 1826-1978. Addendum 1983 . Munster 1984.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ “The worst time of need that Germany has ever experienced”: On December 18, 1945, Kreistag met for the first time after the war  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.siegen-wittgenstein.de  
predecessor Office successor
Fritz Fries District Administrator of the Siegen District
1945–1946 		Heinrich Otto
Fritz Fries Mayor of Siegen
1945–1946 		Ernst Weisselberg
personal data
SURNAME Black, Otto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German politician (SPD), District Administrator of the District of Siegen (1945–46) and Lord Mayor of the City of Siegen (1945–1946)
DATE OF BIRTH November 17, 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH Hilchenbach
DATE OF DEATH March 31, 1964
Place of death Weidenau