Walther Graef (politician, 1875)

Walther Karl Theodor Graef (born July 27, 1875 in Bertikow ; † 1939 ) was a German publisher and politician ( German Conservative Party , DNVP ).

Life

Walther Graef was born the son of a manor owner. After attending high school in Prenzlau , he first completed a commercial apprenticeship in a Szczecin wholesaler. He then studied political science at the universities in Heidelberg and Berlin . During his studies he became a member of the Association of German Students in Heidelberg . From 1899 to 1909 he worked as an editor in Hamburg , Prenzlau and Anklam . In 1910 he took over the management of a printing company and a newspaper publisher in Anklam, and in 1917 he took over the management of a newspaper publisher in Ueckermünde . In addition, he was a board member of the Association of German Newspaper Publishers.

For the German Conservative Party, Graef was a member of the Prussian House of Representatives from 1913 to 1918 as a member of the constituency Stettin 1 (Demmin - Anklam - Usedom). In 1917 and 1918 he was secretary of the House of Representatives. After the November Revolution, he joined the DNVP. From 1919 to 1921 he was a member of the Prussian state assembly and from 1921 to 1932 a member of the Prussian state parliament . There he was deputy chairman of the DNVP faction, which he left on January 23, 1932. He remained non-attached until he left parliament.

literature

Herrmann AL Degener : Who is it ?, Volume 9/1928 , Leipzig 1928, p. 515

Individual evidence

↑ Louis Lange (Ed.): Kyffhäuser Association of German Student Associations. Address book 1931. Berlin 1931, p. 71.
^ Mann, Bernhard (edit.): Biographical manual for the Prussian House of Representatives. 1867-1918 . Collaboration with Martin Doerry , Cornelia Rauh and Thomas Kühne. Düsseldorf: Droste Verlag, 1988, p. 152 (handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties: vol. 3); for the election results see Thomas Kühne: Handbook of elections to the Prussian House of Representatives 1867–1918. Election results, election alliances and election candidates (= handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 6). Droste, Düsseldorf 1994, ISBN 3-7700-5182-3 , pp. 237-240.

personal data
SURNAME	Graef, Walther
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Graef, Walther Karl Theodor (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German publisher and politician (DNVP), MdL
DATE OF BIRTH	July 27, 1875
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bertikov
DATE OF DEATH	1939

[1] Louis Lange (Ed.): Kyffhäuser Association of German Student Associations. Address book 1931. Berlin 1931, p. 71.

[2] Mann, Bernhard (edit.): Biographical manual for the Prussian House of Representatives. 1867-1918 . Collaboration with Martin Doerry , Cornelia Rauh and Thomas Kühne. Düsseldorf: Droste Verlag, 1988, p. 152 (handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties: vol. 3); for the election results see Thomas Kühne: Handbook of elections to the Prussian House of Representatives 1867–1918. Election results, election alliances and election candidates (= handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 6). Droste, Düsseldorf 1994, ISBN 3-7700-5182-3 , pp. 237-240.