Peter Dewes

Peter Dewes (born August 18, 1821 in Losheim am See ; † February 21, 1876 ​​there ) was a German entrepreneur and politician .

Life

Dewes grew up as the son of a tobacco manufacturer and, after elementary school and military service, started his own business in his hometown in 1843 with a tobacco mill and an inn. In the 1850s he added a brewery to the business. Here he worked in the field of schooling, culture and youth education. Among other things, he brought the petition from the residents of the Merzig deanery to reorganize the relationship between church, school and state in the National Assembly and also called for the separation of church and school.

In April 1848, Dewes was a member of the Fifties Committee . From May 18, 1848 to December 16, 1848 he was a member of Merzig's national assembly in Frankfurt . There he acted as secretary on the first day of the meeting and later belonged to the radical-democratic faction Donnersberg, which was on the extreme left .

Peter Dewes had two sons. Franz-Joseph Dewes (* 1845 in Losheim - +1922 in Chicago), known in America as Francis J. Dewes, was the eldest son of Peter Dewes. After completing his training and serving in the military, he emigrated to Chicago in 1868. In 1878 he received American citizenship. He gained great professional success in the Chicago brewing industry and became a wealthy, innovative and famous brewery owner. Carl Dewes (* 1864 in Losheim - +1933 in Saarlouis), the youngest son of Peter Dewes, also emigrated to Chicago in 1882, but came back to Losheim. He is still known in Losheim today for the construction of the Villa Dewes, his retirement home, and the establishment of the Dewes Park in the Heimlinger Tal.

literature

• Heinrich Best, Wilhelm Weege: Biographical manual of the members of the Frankfurt National Assembly 1848/49 . Droste-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1998, p. 123. ISBN 3-7700-0919-3 .

Web links

• Peter Dewes in the Saarland biographies
• Information on the website of the Peter Dewes Comprehensive School Losheim