Lorenz Bock

Lorenz Bock
Lorenz Bock, July 1948
President of Württemberg-Hohenzollern
In office July 8, 1947 – August 3, 1948
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Gebhard Müller
Personal details
Born	(1883-08-12)August 12, 1883 Nordstetten, Germany
Died	August 3, 1948(1948-08-03) (aged 64) Rottweil, Germany
Political party	CDU (after WWII)
Other political affiliations	Centre Party (before WWII)
Occupation	Lawyer, Politician
Military service
Years of service	1915–1918
Rank	Soldier
Unit	German Army
Battles/wars	World War I

Lorenz Bock (August 12, 1883, in Nordstetten – August 3, 1948, in Rottweil) was a German lawyer and politician. He was first with the Center Party, later with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

Life and career

Lorenz Bock was born on August 12, 1883, in Nordstetten, (today district of Horb am Neckar). After visiting the schools in Horb am Neckar and Rottweil he studied from 1902 to 1907 jurisprudence at the Munich and at the University of Tübingen. He graduated from the clerkship at the Amtsgericht in Riedlingen, the Landgericht in Ravensburg and with the public prosecution in Stuttgart. He worked since 1910 as a lawyer in Rottweil. From 1915 to 1918 he was a participant in the First World War. After the war Bock continued his career as a lawyer. In August 1944 he was arrested by the Gestapo. Lorenz Bock died on the evening of August 3, 1948, in Rottweil from the effects of intestinal paralysis.

Politics

Bock joined already before the First World War, the Centre Party and was from 1919 to 1933 a member of the local council in Rottweil. He was in 1919 in the constituent assembly of the Free People's State of Württemberg. He co-worked in the formation of the new constitution. In the same year he was elected to the Parliament of Württemberg, where he stayed till 1933. From 1928 to 1933 he was chairman of the center faction in the parliament.

After Second World War Bock participated in the founding of the CDU in Rottweil (district). He was a member of the Advisory State Assembly Württemberg-Hohenzollern in 1946 and was elected in 1947 to the Parliament of Württemberg-Hohenzollern, where he was a member to his death. On July 8, 1947, he was elected President of Würtemberg-Hohenzollern. He then formed a coalition of CDU, SPD and DVP. He also overtook the management of the treasury. Bock died later during his tenure. His successor as president was Gebhard Müller.

Further reading

• Klöckler, Jürgen: Abendland – Alpenland – Alemannien: Frankreich und die Neugliederungsdiskussion in Südwestdeutschland 1945–1947, p. 230, Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag, München 1998, ISBN 3-486-56345-9.