Wilhelm Bergenthal
Wilhelm Bergenthal | |
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 Bergenthal c. 1870 | |
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| Born | Franz Anton Wilhelm Bergenthal February 4, 1805 Warstein, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | April 28, 1893 (aged 88) Warstein, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Occupation | Industrialist, politician, founder of Bergenthal & Gabriel |
Franz Anton Wilhelm Bergenthal colloquially Wilhelm Bergenthal (4 February 1805 - 28 April 1893) was a German industrialist and politician. In 1834, he formed Bergenthal & Gabriel, a predecessor of Siepmann in Warstein.[1] Additionally he served as president of IHK Arnsberg from 1878 to 1884.[2]
Bergenthal unsuccessfully sought election to the Reichstag (North German Confederation) in March 1867 but lost election against Peter Reichensperger.[3] He campaigned for seats in the 1878 German federal election and in a by-election to the Prussian House of Representatives in 1884, both times unsuccessfully.
References
[edit]- ^ "Haus Kupferhammer". Sauerland.com. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ "Unsere Geschichte". IHK Arnsberg Hellweg-Sauerland (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ Jonathan Sperber: Popular Catholicism in Nineteenth-Century Germany. Princeton University Press, 1984.S193f
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