Wilhelm Langenbach

Wilhelm Jakob Langenbach (born January 3 (or January 4) 1841 in Worms , † September 21, 1911 in Darmstadt ) was a Hessian manufacturer and politician ( Liberal People's Party ) and a former member of the 2nd Chamber of the Estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse . He was one of the few members of the Jewish faith in the state parliament.

family

Wilhelm Langenbach was the son of the businessman Bernhard Langenbach and his wife Therese nee Nass. He married his wife Betty née Josephsson (1845–1902) on August 18, 1869. His daughter Therese Robinsohn was a translator and writer.

education and profession

Wilhelm Langenbach worked as a merchant and manufacturer (straw hat factory A. Rosenthal & Cie.) In Darmstadt. In 1904 he was appointed to the Commerce Council.

politics

In the 32nd electoral term (1902–1903) he was a member of the second chamber of the state estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse. In the state estates he represented the constituency of the city of Darmstadt . In 1903, Dr. Friedrich Buff his successor.

Besides Franz Bamberger , Wilhelm Langenbach was the only Jew in the state parliament. He was a member of the Central Association .

literature

• 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. 235.
• Klaus-Dieter Rack, Bernd Vielsmeier: Hessian MPs 1820–1933. Biographical evidence for the first and second chambers of the state estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse 1820–1918 and the state parliament of the People's State of Hesse 1919–1933 (= Political and parliamentary history of the State of Hesse. Vol. 19 = Work of the Hessian Historical Commission. NF Vol. 29) . Hessian Historical Commission, Darmstadt 2008, ISBN 978-3-88443-052-1 , No. 503.
• 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 , p. 169.

Web links

• Langenbach, Wilhelm Jakob. Hessian biography. (As of June 17, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ for her work see DNB entry
2. ^ Ernest Hamburger : Jews in public life in Germany. Government members, civil servants and parliamentarians in the monarchical era, 1848–1918 (= series of scientific treatises of the Leo Baeck Institute. Vol. 19). Mohr, Tübingen 1968, ISBN 3-16-829292-3 , p. 346, online .
3. ↑ In the German Empire. Vol. 8, Issue 11, November 1902, ZDB -ID 208147-7 , p. 642 ( Memento of the original from January 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .