He served on Baden's local legislature, the Landtag, from 1895 to 1903 and from 1909 to 1921. He was the chairman of the SPD in Baden from 1908 until 1921.
Geiss also served in a number of executive offices in Baden. When the Republic was first created in 1918, he became Chairman of the Provisional Government, and on 2 April 1919 he became State President and Head of Government. He also served as Minister for Military Affairs until 1920.
anton, geiss, german, spelling, anton, geiß, august, 1858, rettenbach, march, 1944, schriesheim, german, politician, republic, baden, member, served, baden, local, legislature, landtag, from, 1895, 1903, from, 1909, 1921, chairman, baden, from, 1908, until, 19. Anton Geiss German spelling Anton Geiss 11 August 1858 in Rettenbach 3 March 1944 in Schriesheim was a German politician in the Republic of Baden He was a member of the SPD Anton Geiss He served on Baden s local legislature the Landtag from 1895 to 1903 and from 1909 to 1921 He was the chairman of the SPD in Baden from 1908 until 1921 Geiss also served in a number of executive offices in Baden When the Republic was first created in 1918 he became Chairman of the Provisional Government and on 2 April 1919 he became State President and Head of Government He also served as Minister for Military Affairs until 1920 Political officesPreceded byFrederick IIas Grand Duke of Baden Chairman of the Provisional Government of Baden10 November 1919 1 April 1919 First elections in theRepublic of BadenNew title State President of Baden1 April 1919 14 August 1920 Succeeded byGustav Trunk This article about a German politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anton Geiss amp oldid 1028904891, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
