Richard Müller (politician, 1851)

Richard Muller

Richard Müller (born October 6, 1851 in Fulda ; † November 14, 1931 ibid) was a German politician (center) and factory owner.

Life

Müller was the owner of a factory and as such was also involved in social issues.

For the Center Party , he was a member of the Reichstag for the constituency of Kassel 7 ( Fulda - Schlüchtern ) from 1893 to 1898 , from 1898 to 1903 for the Wiesbaden 1 constituency, and again for the Kassel 7 constituency from 1903 to 1918 (Fulda -Schlüchtern) and finally in 1919 a member of the Weimar National Assembly . In 1902 and 1903 he met Reich Chancellor Bernhard von Bülow at his invitation to numerous confidential talks. Twice, Müller turned down the post of finance minister that was offered to him. His political foster son was Matthias Erzberger .

The city of Fulda recognized his commitment in 1983 and named the Richard Müller School after him in 1983 . Furthermore, a street in the north end of Fulda bears his name. His tombstone is preserved in the old municipal cemetery.

The sales stamp was created at his suggestion .

literature

Michael Mott : “Fulda Heads” or “People from our homeland” . Fulda 2007, ISBN 978-3-7900-0396-3 , pp. 119-122

Web links

Commons : Richard Müller (1851-1931) - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Michael Mott : More like a “craftsperson” than a millionaire. Manufacturer Richard Müller (1851–1931) was a man of contrasts / member of the Reichstag . ( Memento from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) In: Fuldaer Zeitung , January 4, 2006
Richard Müller in the database of members of the Reichstag
Richard Mueller biography . In: Heinrich Best : database of the members of the Reichstag of the Empire 1867/71 to 1918 (Biorab - Kaiserreich)

Individual evidence

^ Fritz Specht, Paul Schwabe: The Reichstag elections from 1867 to 1903. Statistics of the Reichstag elections together with the programs of the parties and a list of the elected representatives. 2nd Edition. Carl Heymann Verlag, Berlin 1904, p. 152.

personal data
SURNAME	Müller, Richard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German politician (center), MdR
DATE OF BIRTH	October 6, 1851
PLACE OF BIRTH	Fulda
DATE OF DEATH	November 14, 1931
Place of death	Fulda

[1] Fritz Specht, Paul Schwabe: The Reichstag elections from 1867 to 1903. Statistics of the Reichstag elections together with the programs of the parties and a list of the elected representatives. 2nd Edition. Carl Heymann Verlag, Berlin 1904, p. 152.