Wilhelm Schiemer

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Anton Wilhelm Schiemer (born August 1, 1824 in Spachbrücken , today part of Reinheim ; † June 27, 1894 in Pfungstadt ) was a South Hessian local politician and from 1877 to 1888 mayor of Pfungstadt. During his term of office the elevation to the city ​​fell .

education and profession

After attending the seminar from 1843 to 1845, he worked as a vicar in Klein-Gumpen / Odenwald from 1845 to 1849 and from 1849 to 1851 in Pfungstadt, then from 1851 to 1867 as a teacher and from 1867 to 1877 as a community computer and treasurer.

Wilhelm Schiemer, Protestant, was married and had 5 sons and 4 daughters.

Act

In 1863 Wilhelm Schiemer was a co-founder of the Pfungstadt cooperative "Advance and Credit Association Pfungstadt eG" (forerunner of Volksbank Pfungstadt, today Volksbank Darmstadt-Südhessen eG ). Afterwards (1863–1878) he was the first club computer and board member and from 1878 to 1885 director and chairman of the board.

On the initiative of the South Hessian factory owner and politician of the Progress Party, Wilhelm Büchner , Wilhelm Schiemer was directly elected mayor of Pfungstadt on October 12, 1877 with 86% of the votes. During his tenure he was responsible for the establishment of the volunteer fire brigade in Pfungstadt (July 27, 1879). He was also committed to the rail connection and the commissioning of the Pfungstadtbahn (1886). This enabled the market town of Pfungstadt to be raised to town status on December 28, 1886. In 1888 Wilhelm Schiemer resigned from his mayor's office at the age of 64 for health reasons.

literature

  • Valentin Liebig, "Stories from Pfungstadt, The Pfungstädter Mayors 1821-1933" (Issue 4), 1995, pp. 14-17

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Chronicle Pfungstadt
  2. ↑ Festschrift of Volksbank Pfungstadt on the 100th anniversary (1963), pp. 21 + 30
  3. ^ "New Pfungstädter Anzeiger" No. 82 of October 13, 1877, p. 1
  4. ↑ Karl Hechler "Wrangle about the branch line" in the "Pfungstädter Anzeiger" of July 7, 1973
personal data
SURNAME Schiemer, Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schiemer, Anton Wilhelm (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South Hessian local politician and mayor in Pfungstadt
DATE OF BIRTH August 1, 1824
PLACE OF BIRTH Language bridges
DATE OF DEATH June 27, 1894
Place of death Pfungstadt