William Walker Stockfleth

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William Walker Stockfleth, photograph by Georg Emil Hansen

William Walker Stockfleth (* 18th October 1802 in Copenhagen ; † 9. May 1885 ) was a Danish bailiff ( Danish amtmand ).

Life

Stockfleth, son of Colonel Hannibal Stockfleth (1774–1858) and his wife Vita Sophia Henrica Dorothea nee Lange (1780–1868), studied from 1822 at the Herlufsholm School near Næstved . In 1828 he passed his legal exam and in 1830 was appointed auditor of the Schleswig Infantry Regiment. In 1835 he became garrison auditor in Rendsburg , in 1836 he was promoted to chief auditor, and from 1842 he was auditor of the IV Infantry Brigade.

In 1845 he was appointed Hardes vogt ( Danish herredsfoged ) of Harden Nørvang and Tørrild . In 1848/1849 he was a member of the constitutional imperial assembly and the Folketing . He belonged to the right wing of parliament and was against all too far-reaching concessions to the liberals.

In 1849 he was bailiff of the Vejle office for five months . In 1850, after he had refused the post of governor in the Danish West Indies , he was appointed bailiff of Haderslev . In 1851 he was appointed chamberlain and in 1852 royal commissioner of the Gram and Nybøl estates . After the resignation of the Danish government under Prime Minister Anders Sandøe Ørsted on December 12, 1854, Stockfleth was offered the ministerial office for Schleswig. He also refused this post, and Harald Raasløff became Minister in his place . As a result of the Second Schleswig War , he had to give up the post in 1864 and moved to Copenhagen.

In 1867 he was appointed commander of the Dannebrog Order.

Stockfleth was married to Thora Mathilde (1814–1887), daughter of General Marcus Glahn , since September 20, 1842 .

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personal data
SURNAME Stockfleth, William Walker
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish politician, member of the Folketing, official
DATE OF BIRTH October 18, 1802
PLACE OF BIRTH Copenhagen
DATE OF DEATH May 9, 1885
Place of death Copenhagen