Thomas Szczeponik
Thomas Nicolaus Szczeponik (born December 4, 1860 in Peiskretscham , Upper Silesia , † January 30, 1927 in Katowice ) was a German politician of the German Center Party .
Life and work
After primary school , Szczeponik first attended the preparatory institute from 1874 to 1881 and then the Roman Catholic teachers' college in Peiskretscham . He then worked as a primary school teacher, from 1893 as a middle school teacher. In 1895 he became rector of Myslowitz in the Katowice district . He later became a school councilor in the Provincial Government of Upper Silesia. He was also committed to the interests of the German minority in Upper Silesia, of which he was the spokesman.
Three years after his death in 1929, the newly founded municipal secondary school in Hindenburg was named after him. The naming was reversed after the National Socialists came to power .
He was the holder of the Order of Gregory , awarded by the Curia for services to the Catholic faith.
Political party
In the German Empire, Szczeponik belonged to the German Center Party . After the separation of Upper Silesia and integration into the Polish state, he became involved in the German Catholic People's Party .
MP
Szczeponik was a member of the Weimar National Assembly in 1919/20 . In contrast to the majority of his group colleagues, he voted on June 22, 1919 in the National Assembly against the signing of the Versailles Treaty . He was then to August 1922 Reichstag , where he retired on 31 August 1922 following the acquisition of Polish citizenship. After that he was a member of the Polish Senate and the Silesian Sejm until his death . He was also a city councilor in Katowice until his death .
Individual evidence
literature
- Gerhard Webersinn , Thomas Szczeponik. A life for faith, nationality and home , in: Yearbook of the Schlesische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Breslau, Volume XVI, pages 159-214, Göttingen 1971.
Web links
- Literature by and about Thomas Szczeponik in the catalog of the German National Library
- Thomas Szczeponik in the database of members of the Reichstag
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Szczeponik, Thomas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Szczeponik, Thomas Nicolaus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (center), MdR |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th December 1860 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Peiskretscham , Upper Silesia |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 30, 1927 |
| Place of death | Katowice |