Wilhelm Erk

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Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig Erk (born January 18, 1840 in Nidda ; † November 15, 1912 there ) was a Hessian mill owner and politician ( HBB ) and a member of the 2nd Chamber of the Estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse .

Wilhelm Erk was the son of the master baker Ludwig Erk and his wife Wilhelmine, née Kirchhof. Erk, who was of Protestant faith, owned a mill in Nidda and married Emilie nee Ruppel on February 27, 1868.

From 1887 to 1911 he was a member of the Second Chamber of the Estates. He was elected for the constituency of Upper Hesse 12 / Nidda-Ortenberg . From 1898 to 1899 he was mayor of Nidda. In addition, he was a member of the city council, the district council and district committee in the Büdingen district , the provincial assembly of the province of Upper Hesse and director of the Sparkasse Nidda .

literature

  • Hans Georg Ruppel, Birgit Groß: Hessian MPs 1820–1933. Biographical evidence for the estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse (2nd Chamber) and the Landtag of the People's State of Hesse (= Darmstädter Archivschriften. Vol. 5). Verlag des Historisches Verein für Hessen, Darmstadt 1980, ISBN 3-922316-14-X , pp. 96–97.
  • Jochen Lengemann : MdL Hessen. 1808-1996. Biographical index (= political and parliamentary history of the state of Hesse. Vol. 14 = publications of the Historical Commission for Hesse. Vol. 48, 7). Elwert, Marburg 1996, ISBN 3-7708-1071-6 , p. 122.

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SURNAME Erk, Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Erk, Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Member of Parliament for the Grand Duchy of Hesse
DATE OF BIRTH January 18, 1840
PLACE OF BIRTH Nidda
DATE OF DEATH November 15, 1912
Place of death Nidda