Wilhelm von Schorlemer

Baron Wilhelm Rudolf Julius von Schorlemer (born October 13, 1821 at Herringhausen Castle near Lippstadt , † April 19, 1884 in Gut Vehr near Quakenbrück ) was a Prussian officer , district administrator and center party politician .

Life

Herringhausen Castle near Lippstadt

Gut Vehr at Quakenbrück

Wilhelm came from the Westphalian noble family von Schorlemer . His father was the manor owner and politician Friedrich Wilhelm von Schorlemer (1786–1849), his mother Josephine (born von Pelden called von Cloudt) at Lauersfort Castle (1788–1863). A younger brother was the politician Burghard Freiherr von Schorlemer-Alst (1825–1895).

Schorlemer joined the Prussian Army in 1838 as a porter ensign and served in various cavalry units. In 1857 he was dismissed with the rank of Rittmeister .

As early as 1856 he received ministerial permission for probationary service with the district government in Arnsberg . Since 1857 Schorlemer has been a district administrator in the Lippstadt district . At the age of 40, he married the 23-year-old Marie Luise Wilhelmine Charlotte Maximiliane von Elmendorff (born September 13, 1838, † July 7, 1914) in Oyte on September 24, 1861 , the daughter of an Oldenburg chamberlain. The son Ferdinand , who was the district administrator of the Warburg district, emerged from the marriage .

In connection with the Kulturkampf , he applied for dismissal from civil service in 1875.

As a member of the Center Party, Schorlemer was politically active in many ways. Between 1871 and 1873 he was a member of the Provincial Parliament for Westphalia . He was a member of the Reichstag from 1880 to 1884. He also represented the constituency of Moers in the Prussian House of Representatives from 1879 to 1882 . From then until his death he was a representative of the constituency Lippstadt - Arnsberg - Brilon . He also belonged to the state parliament in Oldenburg for a time.

In addition, Schorlemer sat on the board of numerous agricultural associations.

literature

Bernhard Mann (arrangement) with the collaboration of Martin Doerry , Cornelia Rauh , Thomas Kühne: Biographisches Handbuch für das Prussische Abrafenhaus 1867–1918 (= handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 3). Droste, Düsseldorf 1988, ISBN 3-7700-5146-7 , p. 351.

Web links

Literature by and about Wilhelm von Schorlemer in the catalog of the German National Library
Wilhelm von Schorlemer in the database of members of the Reichstag
Biography on LWL.org

Individual evidence

↑ Bernhard Mann (arrangement) with the assistance of Martin Doerry , Cornelia Rauh , Thomas Kühne: Biographisches Handbuch für das Prussische Abrafenhaus 1867–1918 (= handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 3). Droste, Düsseldorf 1988, ISBN 3-7700-5146-7 , p. 351; for the election results see Thomas Kühne: Handbook of elections to the Prussian House of Representatives 1867–1918. Election results, election alliances and election candidates (= handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 6). Droste, Düsseldorf 1994, ISBN 3-7700-5182-3 , p. 744 for the constituency of Düsseldorf 8 and p. 636 for the constituency of Arnsberg 7.

personal data
SURNAME	Schorlemer, Wilhelm von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Schorlemer, Wilhelm Rudolf Julius von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Prussian officer, district administrator and center party politician
DATE OF BIRTH	October 13, 1821
PLACE OF BIRTH	near Lippstadt
DATE OF DEATH	April 19, 1884
Place of death	Gut Vehr at Quakenbrück

[1] Bernhard Mann (arrangement) with the assistance of Martin Doerry , Cornelia Rauh , Thomas Kühne: Biographisches Handbuch für das Prussische Abrafenhaus 1867–1918 (= handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 3). Droste, Düsseldorf 1988, ISBN 3-7700-5146-7 , p. 351; for the election results see Thomas Kühne: Handbook of elections to the Prussian House of Representatives 1867–1918. Election results, election alliances and election candidates (= handbooks on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 6). Droste, Düsseldorf 1994, ISBN 3-7700-5182-3 , p. 744 for the constituency of Düsseldorf 8 and p. 636 for the constituency of Arnsberg 7.