Theodor Bleek

Memorial stone on the north cemetery

Ernst Theodor Bleek (born February 17, 1833 in Bonn , † January 19, 1905 ) was a Westphalian local politician and long-time mayor of the East Westphalian city of Minden . After the abolition of the fortress Minden, the development of the city fell into his tenure .

Life

Bleek studied law and began his professional career in 1862 as a court assistant. Just one year later he was appointed mayor of the city of Sobernheim in what is now the state of Rhineland-Palatinate . In 1871 he moved to Lippstadt in the same position as mayor . From 1880 he was mayor of the East Westphalian city of Minden, whose lord mayor he became in 1883. He remained so for two terms of twelve years each. During his tenure, Minden developed rapidly after the fortress was closed and quickly grew beyond its city walls. During his tenure, Bleek represented the city of Minden in the Prussian mansion , to which he belonged from 1880 to 1903. From 1896 to 1904 he was also a member of the Provincial Parliament of the Province of Westphalia for the constituency of Minden . Bleek was named a Privy Councilor . During his tenure, the Kaiser Wilhelm Monument was opened at Porta Westfalica , he accompanied Kaiser Wilhelm II from the Minden train station to the Porta and took care of security.

Honors

1893: Order of the Crown III. class
1903: Honorary citizenship of the city of Minden

literature

Protocols of the Prussian State Ministry - Acta Borussica. Volume 8 / II ( 1890–1900 ), p. 495 ( preussenprotocol.bbaw.de [PDF; 2.25 MB; accessed on November 28, 2018]).
Hermann Crüger (ed.): Chronicle of the Prussian manor house. A commemorative book to commemorate the manor's 30th anniversary. Berlin 1885, OCLC 26035059 , p. 154 ( Scan - Internet Archive ).
Alfred Bruns (Ed.), Josef Häming (compilation): The Members of the Westphalia Parliament 1826–1978 (= Westphalian source and archive directories. Volume 2). Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe, Münster 1978, DNB 551132752 , p. 188.

Individual evidence

^ List of the mayors of the city of Minden. (PDF; 87 kB) (No longer available online.) In: minden.de. March 31, 2008, p. 3 , archived from the original on September 30, 2013 ; accessed on November 2, 2017 .
^ Acta Borussica. New episode. 1st row: Protocols of the Prussian State Ministry 1817–1934 / 38. Volume 8 / II: 1890-1900. S. 117, preussenprotocol.bbaw.de , accessed October 4, 2012 (PDF; 2.25 MB).
↑ Fritz W. Franzmeyer: The Porta Westfalica on the left of the Weser - what has been passed on and what has been experienced from a historical area. 2nd Edition. Books on demand, 2013, ISBN 978-3-7322-0890-6 , p. 313 ff.

personal data
SURNAME	Bleek, Theodor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Bleek, Ernst Theodor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Westphalian local politician, Lord Mayor of Minden
DATE OF BIRTH	February 17, 1833
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bonn
DATE OF DEATH	January 19, 1905

[1] List of the mayors of the city of Minden. (PDF; 87 kB) (No longer available online.) In: minden.de. March 31, 2008, p. 3 , archived from the original on September 30, 2013 ; accessed on November 2, 2017 .

[2] Acta Borussica. New episode. 1st row: Protocols of the Prussian State Ministry 1817–1934 / 38. Volume 8 / II: 1890-1900. S. 117, preussenprotocol.bbaw.de , accessed October 4, 2012 (PDF; 2.25 MB).

[3] Fritz W. Franzmeyer: The Porta Westfalica on the left of the Weser - what has been passed on and what has been experienced from a historical area. 2nd Edition. Books on demand, 2013, ISBN 978-3-7322-0890-6 , p. 313 ff.