Wilhelm Metzger
Friedrich Wilhelm Metzger (born May 9, 1848 in Ketzin ; † November 8, 1914 in Hamburg ) was a plumber and editor of the Hamburg Echoes , from 1890 to 1914 he was a member of the Reichstag for the SPD .
Life
Metzger completed an apprenticeship as a locksmith in Kyritz from 1862 and then worked as a plumber's assistant. In 1868 he became a member of the General German Workers' Association . From 1870 Metzger worked in Hamburg. In 1873 he was a co-founder of the "Central Association of Plumbers of Germany", which he also directed and editor of the association organ "Der Bote" (1873–1876). In 1877 he became the owner of a plumbing and mechanic business, which he gave up in 1884 in order to devote himself entirely to journalism. For example, Metzger was, under the direction of Johannes Wedde, editor of the citizen newspaper alongside Otto Stolten . After the citizens' newspaper was banned, Metzger became editor of the follow-up project Hamburger Echo in 1888 , a position he held until his death.
In addition, Metzger was a shop steward for the plumbers (1881–1891) and later the metalworker for several years . In 1890 Metzger was involved in founding the General Commission of the German Trade Unions . In 1893 he was sentenced to five months in prison for "insulting" the " Senate and the citizenship of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg ". After him was William Butcher street in Hamburg's Alster village named.
Parliament
In 1890 Metzger became the Social Democratic candidate for the Hamburg III electoral district (Geest and Marschlande) at short notice as a replacement for the late Johannes Wedde. Metzger defeated the well-known Adolph Woermann in the Reichstag election in 1890 on February 20, 1890 with 27,369 against 14,978 votes. Metzger was able to hold this seat until his death.
literature
- Wolfgang Schröder: Metzger, Friedrich Wilhelm . In: History of the German labor movement. Biographical Lexicon . Dietz Verlag, Berlin 1970, s. 326-327
- Article Metzger, Wilhelm. In: Wilhelm Heinz Schröder : Social Democratic Parliamentarians in the German Reich and Landtag 1867-1933. Biographies, chronicles, election documentation. A handbook (= handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 7). Droste, Düsseldorf 1995, ISBN 3-7700-5192-0 , (abridged version on the Internet as a biography of Wilhelm Metzger . In: Wilhelm H. Schröder : Social Democratic Parliamentarians in the German Reich and Landtag 1876–1933 (BIOSOP) )
- a short biography with references can be found here (online)
Web links
- Literature by and about Wilhelm Metzger in the catalog of the German National Library
- Wilhelm Metzger in the database of members of the Reichstag
- Biography of Wilhelm Metzger . In: Wilhelm H. Schröder : Database Social Democratic Members of the Reichstag and Reichstag candidates 1898-1918 (BIOKAND)
- Biography of Wilhelm Metzger . In: Heinrich Best : database of the members of the Reichstag of the Empire 1867/71 to 1918 (Biorab - Kaiserreich)
Individual evidence
- ^ Angela Graf: Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Dietz. Publisher of the Social Democrats. Biographical approach to political life. [Electronic ed.], 1996. Text Electronic ed .: Bonn: Library of the FES, 1998. There in chapter 3.8.3. Reichstag elections in February, see here
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Butcher, Wilhelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Metzger, Friedrich Wilhelm (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (SPD), MdR |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 9, 1848 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Heretic |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 8, 1914 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |