Wilhelm Schmieding (politician, 1841)

Relief on Schmieding's grave in the Ostenfriedhof Dortmund

Memorial plaque on the former residential building in Weißenburger Strasse, Dortmund

Karl Wilhelm Schmieding (born July 20, 1841 in Bönen , Westphalia province , † October 7, 1910 in Dortmund ) was a German administrative lawyer, politician and municipal official in the Kingdom of Prussia .

Life

Schmieding studied at the Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg and the Friedrich-Wilhelms University in Berlin seven semesters law . In 1861 he became a member of the Corps Guestphalia Heidelberg . In 1872 he was appointed district judge in Essen and in 1880 district administrator in the Altena district. From 1883 to 1886 he was district administrator in the Bochum district . From 1886 until his death in 1910 he was Lord Mayor of Dortmund . As such, he belonged to the so-called "OB faction" in the Prussian mansion .

During his term of office in Dortmund, the opening of the town hall , the Dortmund harbor and the old synagogue in Dortmund fell .

personal data
SURNAME	Schmieding, Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Schmieding, Karl Wilhelm (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German administrative lawyer, politician and municipal official in the Kingdom of Prussia
DATE OF BIRTH	July 20, 1841
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bönen , Province of Westphalia
DATE OF DEATH	October 7, 1910
Place of death	Dortmund