Werner von Selchow
Werner Ludolph Erdmann von Selchow (born February 1, 1806 in Danzig , † February 23, 1884 in Brandenburg an der Havel ) was a Prussian Minister of Agriculture .
Life
origin
He came from the noble New Mark family von Selchow . His parents were Friedrich Wilhelm von Selchow (1769–1845) and Friederike Ludowika Amalie, geb. von Kummer (1783–1864).
Career
Selchow studied law . In 1828 he was a court trainee in Danzig, then in Marienwerder. He owned a manor in Rettkewitz . From 1843 to 1845 he was district administrator of the Lauenburg-Bütow district , after its division from 1846 to 1851 district administrator of the newly formed Lauenburg district .
In 1848/49 he was a member of the Frankfurt National Assembly for the 1st constituency of the province of Pomerania ( Lauenburg ). There he belonged to the casino faction and later to the Café Milani faction .
He then moved from the provinces to Berlin, in 1849 he was an "unskilled worker" (a kind of assistant) in the Prussian Ministry of the Interior. In 1850 Selchow was a member of the Volkshaus of the Erfurt Union . He was also a member of the Right in the second chamber of the Prussian House of Representatives until 1852 . He belonged to the House of Representatives again from 1863 to 1870, he did not join any parliamentary group.
In 1851 he went back to the provinces; initially as vice-president of the government in Liegnitz , from 1853 to 1855 district president in Liegnitz. From 1856 to 1862 he was the district president in Frankfurt an der Oder , in 1862 he became the chief president of the province of Brandenburg and a member of the Prussian State Council .
In December 1862 he was appointed Minister of Agriculture to the first ministry of the new Prime Minister Otto von Bismarck . He held this position until his retirement in 1873. From 1863 to 1870 he was again a member of the House of Representatives (rights, non-attached).
After his retirement he settled on Gut Karolinenthal near Rettkewitz , Lauenburg district in Pomerania ; In 1874 he acted there as head of the newly formed district of Rettkewitz .
Marriage and offspring
His wife Karoline (née von Hanstein) gave birth to ten children, eight daughters and two sons.
His granddaughter Anni von Gottberg was a member of the Confessing Church during the National Socialist era .
Others
Selchowstrasse in Berlin-Schmargendorf is named after him; possibly he is also the namesake for a street in Berlin-Adlershof .
See also
literature
- Bernhard Mann (arrangement) with the collaboration of Martin Doerry , Cornelia Rauh , Thomas Kühne: Biographisches Handbuch für das Prussische Abrafenhaus 1867–1918 (= handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 3). Droste, Düsseldorf 1988, ISBN 3-7700-5146-7 .
- Bernd Haunfelder : Biographical manual for the Prussian House of Representatives 1849–1867 (= manuals on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 5). Droste, Düsseldorf 1994, ISBN 3-7700-5181-5 .
- Heinrich Best , Wilhelm Weege: Biographical handbook of the members of the Frankfurt National Assembly 1848/49 (= handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and the political parties. Volume 8). Droste, Düsseldorf 1996, ISBN 3-7700-5193-9 .
Web links
- Official press of Prussia
- Werner von Selchow . In: Heinrich Best : The members of the Frankfurt National Assembly 1848/1849 (BIORAB-FRANKFURT) (the exact data set must be found).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Reinhold Cramer: History of the Lande Lauenburg and Bütow . Volume 1: The Story . Königsberg 1858, appendix p. 86. ( Online )
- ↑ Bernhard Mann (arrangement) with the assistance of Martin Doerry , Cornelia Rauh , Thomas Kühne: Biographisches Handbuch für das Prussische Abrafenhaus 1867–1918 (= handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 3). Droste, Düsseldorf 1988, ISBN 3-7700-5146-7 , p. 363.
- ↑ Rainer Paetau , Hartwin Spenkuch (Ed.): The protocols of the Prussian Ministry 1817-1934 / 38. Vol. 6 / II. In: Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences (Hrsg.): Acta Borussica . New episode. Olms-Weidmann , Hildesheim 2003, p. 710. ( Volume 6 / II ; PDF 1.9 MB).
- ↑ Bärbel Holtz (edit.): The protocols of the Prussian State Ministry 1817–1934 / 38. Vol. 4 / II. In: Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences (Hrsg.): Acta Borussica . New episode. Olms-Weidmann , Hildesheim 2003, ISBN 3-487-11827-0 , p. 646 ( Online ; PDF 1.9 MB).
- ^ Extra sheet to the Official Gazette of the Royal Government in Cöslin of March 16, 1874, p. 2.
- ↑ Entry on the website of the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district office in Berlin .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Selchow, Werner von |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Selchow, Werner Ludolph Erdmann von (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian Minister of Agriculture |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 1, 1806 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Danzig |
DATE OF DEATH | February 23, 1884 |
Place of death | Brandenburg on the Havel |