Wilhelm Siehoff

Wilhelm Reiner Siehoff (born July 5, 1881 in Vreden ; † 1953 ) was a German Germanist, educator and, as a politician of the center, two-time mayor of the city of Münster .

Life

Siehoff was the son of the master shoemaker Heinrich Siehoff (1852–1921) and his first wife Maria Gesina ("Mina"), born. Bülsing (1850-1888).

During his professional career, Siehoff worked as a teacher and later rector at the Ratsgymnasium in Münster. He also worked as a voluntary city magistrate for the center before he had to give up this post after the National Socialists came to power in 1933.

After the Second World War , the British military government appointed Siehoff in 1946 to succeed Karl Zuhorn as Lord Mayor of Münster. He initially held the office for six months before he was replaced by Franz Rediger , the first freely elected mayor after the war.

Towards the end of 1951, Siehoff was surprisingly re-elected Lord Mayor of the City of Münster. At that time, the city council still had to fill this office annually. Siehoff got 17 votes against 14 votes for the favorite Gerhard Boyer . After only one year and a changed balance of power in the city council following the council election of November 9, 1952, he had to hand over the office to his successor Busso Peus . Siehoff's election caused some excitement, especially within the CDU , which at the time provided the majority of council members and the mayor. The Westfälische Nachrichten speculated a month later about possible reasons for the defeat of the CDU candidate.

In 1922 he married Paula Bröker (1902–1990).

Individual evidence

1. ^ Entry on Wilhelm Siehoff on Geneanet.org

predecessor	Office	successor
Karl Zuhorn Gerhard Boyer	Lord Mayor of Münster in Westphalia 1946 1951 - 1952	Franz Rediger Busso Peus