Conrad Haußmann – or "Haussmann" in English spelling – (8 February 1857 – 11 February 1922) was a liberal German politician during the German Empire and the early years of the Weimar Republic. He was a member of the state parliament of Württemberg from 1889 and of the national Reichstag from 1890 until his death in 1922. Following World War I he was one of the founders of the German Democratic Party (DDP).
Born on 8 February 1857 in Stuttgart, Conrad Haußmann came from a family that was active in democratic politics in the Kingdom of Württemberg. His father Julius Haußmann was involved in the German Revolution of 1848; his mother, Marie Stoffel, was Swiss. His twin brother Friedrich became a member of the German Reichstag. Haußmann married Helene Kausler in 1887 and with her had two sons. The eldest, Robert, worked as a lawyer in Stuttgart and was president of the local bar association. Wolfgang Haußmann (1903–1989) was minister of justice in Baden-Württemberg from 1953 to 1966.[1][2]
Education and professional lifeedit
After graduating from the Eberhard-Ludwigs-Gymnasium in Stuttgart, Haußmann studied law in Zürich, Munich, Berlin and Tübingen and settled as a lawyer in Stuttgart in 1883.[3] In 1907 he took part with the writers Hermann Hesse, with whom he was friends, and Ludwig Thoma in the founding of the political-literary magazine März ("March"), which was initially published by Albert Langen. It was intended as a "constructive counterpart"[4] to Langen's satirical magazine Simplicissimus. Haußmann, who was committed to Franco-German reconciliation following the 1870–1871 Franco-Prussian War, provided the writer Anatole France and Jean Jaurès, a leading French social democrat, with the opportunity to contribute to März.[1]
Political activityedit
Party affiliationsedit
In his youth, Haußmann joined the German People's Party, which after 1910 was the Württemberg branch of the Progressive People's Party. Along with his brother and Friedrich von Payer, he formed the party's leadership beginning in 1885. Under their direction the German People's Party became the strongest force in the 1895 Württemberg state election, with 32.5% of the vote.[3]
After the First World War he was one of the co-founders of the German Democratic Party (DDP) and was instrumental in the Württemberg Democrats joining the DDP as a state association.
Parliamentary deputyedit
Logo of the German Democratic Party with the black, red and gold colors of the 1848 Revolution and the Weimar Republic
From 1889 until his death, Haußmann was a member of the state parliament in Württemberg. Until 1918 he was in the second chamber of the Estates of Württemberg, then from 1919 in the state parliament of the Free People's State of Württemberg.[1] As a member of the Democratic People's Party, he campaigned for constitutional reform.[3]
From 1890 to 1918, Haußmann was a member of the Reichstag for the electoral district of Württemberg 9 (Balingen, Rottweil, Spaichingen, Tuttlingen). As a Reichstag deputy, he worked with Eugen Richter and the German Free-minded Party because the German People's Party had been unable to achieve significant parliamentary strength in the Reichstag. In the course of the Daily Telegraph Affair that followed Emperor Wilhelm II's indiscreet comments in an interview with the British newspaper, Haußmann became known to the general public through his call for a constitutional form of government. After the merger of his party with the German Free-minded Party and the Free-minded Union to form the Progressive People's Party, he increasingly assumed a leading role in the liberal movement of the German Empire.
Prior to the outbreak of World War I, he made intensive efforts to establish contacts with French deputies at meetings in Bern and in Basel in order to reduce tensions.[1] In July 1917 he was one of the initiators of a resolution in the Reichstag calling for a negotiated peace to end the war.[2] On 14 October 1918, Haußmann was appointed state secretary without portfolio in the cabinet of Max von Baden where he was responsible for drafting Chancellor Baden's statements. With the transition to the first post-monarchical government, Haußmann gave up his post, although the new chancellor, Friedrich Ebert, would have liked to include him in his cabinet. At the state level, he assumed the chairmanship of the newly founded German Democratic Party (DDP) at the end of 1918.
In early 1919 Haußmann was elected as a DDP delegate to the Weimar National Assembly, the body that drafted a new constitution for Germany and acted as its interim parliament. He served as vice president of its Presidium and chaired the "Committee for the Preliminary Consultation of the Draft Constitution of the German Reich".[1] In 1920 Haußmann failed to be elected president of the People's State of Württemberg. He withdrew from state politics but was a member of the Weimar Reichstag until his death on 11 February 1922.
Referencesedit
^ abcde"Conrad Haußmann (1857–1922) Führender Vertreter des württembergischen Liberalismus" [Conrad Haußmann (1857-1922) Leading representative of Württemberg liberalism]. Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Baden-Württemberg (in German). Retrieved 30 March 2023.
^ abAlbertin, Lothar (1969). "Haußmann, Conrad". Neue Deutsche Biographie 8 [Online-Version]. pp. 130–131. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
^ abc"Conrad Haußmann (1857-1921)". Stadtarchiv Stuttgart: Stadtlexikon Stuttgart (in German). Retrieved 30 March 2023.
^Abret, Helga, ed. (2011). Von Poesie und Politik. Hermann Hesse–Conrad Haußmann Briefwechsel 1907–1922 [On Poetry and Politics. Hermann Hesse–Conrad Haußmann Correspondence 1907–1922] (in German). Berlin: Suhrkamp. ISBN978-3-518-42258-8.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Conrad Haussmann news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message Conrad Haussmann or Haussmann in English spelling 8 February 1857 11 February 1922 was a liberal German politician during the German Empire and the early years of the Weimar Republic He was a member of the state parliament of Wurttemberg from 1889 and of the national Reichstag from 1890 until his death in 1922 Following World War I he was one of the founders of the German Democratic Party DDP Conrad HaussmannMember of the Weimar ReichstagIn office 1920 19221919 1920Weimar National AssemblyMember of the Reichstag German EmpireIn office 1890 1918ConstituencyWurttemberg 9Personal detailsBorn 1857 02 08 8 February 1857Stuttgart Kingdom of WurttembergDied11 February 1922 1922 02 11 aged 65 Stuttgart Weimar RepublicPolitical partyGerman People s PartyProgressive People s PartyGerman Democratic PartySpouseHelene KauslerChildrenRobert Wolfgang Contents 1 Family 2 Education and professional life 3 Political activity 3 1 Party affiliations 3 2 Parliamentary deputy 4 References 5 External linksFamily editBorn on 8 February 1857 in Stuttgart Conrad Haussmann came from a family that was active in democratic politics in the Kingdom of Wurttemberg His father Julius Haussmann was involved in the German Revolution of 1848 his mother Marie Stoffel was Swiss His twin brother Friedrich became a member of the German Reichstag Haussmann married Helene Kausler in 1887 and with her had two sons The eldest Robert worked as a lawyer in Stuttgart and was president of the local bar association Wolfgang Haussmann 1903 1989 was minister of justice in Baden Wurttemberg from 1953 to 1966 1 2 Education and professional life editAfter graduating from the Eberhard Ludwigs Gymnasium in Stuttgart Haussmann studied law in Zurich Munich Berlin and Tubingen and settled as a lawyer in Stuttgart in 1883 3 In 1907 he took part with the writers Hermann Hesse with whom he was friends and Ludwig Thoma in the founding of the political literary magazine Marz March which was initially published by Albert Langen It was intended as a constructive counterpart 4 to Langen s satirical magazine Simplicissimus Haussmann who was committed to Franco German reconciliation following the 1870 1871 Franco Prussian War provided the writer Anatole France and Jean Jaures a leading French social democrat with the opportunity to contribute to Marz 1 Political activity editParty affiliations edit In his youth Haussmann joined the German People s Party which after 1910 was the Wurttemberg branch of the Progressive People s Party Along with his brother and Friedrich von Payer he formed the party s leadership beginning in 1885 Under their direction the German People s Party became the strongest force in the 1895 Wurttemberg state election with 32 5 of the vote 3 After the First World War he was one of the co founders of the German Democratic Party DDP and was instrumental in the Wurttemberg Democrats joining the DDP as a state association Parliamentary deputy edit nbsp Logo of the German Democratic Party with the black red and gold colors of the 1848 Revolution and the Weimar Republic From 1889 until his death Haussmann was a member of the state parliament in Wurttemberg Until 1918 he was in the second chamber of the Estates of Wurttemberg then from 1919 in the state parliament of the Free People s State of Wurttemberg 1 As a member of the Democratic People s Party he campaigned for constitutional reform 3 From 1890 to 1918 Haussmann was a member of the Reichstag for the electoral district of Wurttemberg 9 Balingen Rottweil Spaichingen Tuttlingen As a Reichstag deputy he worked with Eugen Richter and the German Free minded Party because the German People s Party had been unable to achieve significant parliamentary strength in the Reichstag In the course of the Daily Telegraph Affair that followed Emperor Wilhelm II s indiscreet comments in an interview with the British newspaper Haussmann became known to the general public through his call for a constitutional form of government After the merger of his party with the German Free minded Party and the Free minded Union to form the Progressive People s Party he increasingly assumed a leading role in the liberal movement of the German Empire Prior to the outbreak of World War I he made intensive efforts to establish contacts with French deputies at meetings in Bern and in Basel in order to reduce tensions 1 In July 1917 he was one of the initiators of a resolution in the Reichstag calling for a negotiated peace to end the war 2 On 14 October 1918 Haussmann was appointed state secretary without portfolio in the cabinet of Max von Baden where he was responsible for drafting Chancellor Baden s statements With the transition to the first post monarchical government Haussmann gave up his post although the new chancellor Friedrich Ebert would have liked to include him in his cabinet At the state level he assumed the chairmanship of the newly founded German Democratic Party DDP at the end of 1918 In early 1919 Haussmann was elected as a DDP delegate to the Weimar National Assembly the body that drafted a new constitution for Germany and acted as its interim parliament He served as vice president of its Presidium and chaired the Committee for the Preliminary Consultation of the Draft Constitution of the German Reich 1 In 1920 Haussmann failed to be elected president of the People s State of Wurttemberg He withdrew from state politics but was a member of the Weimar Reichstag until his death on 11 February 1922 References edit a b c d e Conrad Haussmann 1857 1922 Fuhrender Vertreter des wurttembergischen Liberalismus Conrad Haussmann 1857 1922 Leading representative of Wurttemberg liberalism Landeszentrale fur politische Bildung Baden Wurttemberg in German Retrieved 30 March 2023 a b Albertin Lothar 1969 Haussmann Conrad Neue Deutsche Biographie 8 Online Version pp 130 131 Retrieved 30 March 2023 a b c Conrad Haussmann 1857 1921 Stadtarchiv Stuttgart Stadtlexikon Stuttgart in German Retrieved 30 March 2023 Abret Helga ed 2011 Von Poesie und Politik Hermann Hesse Conrad Haussmann Briefwechsel 1907 1922 On Poetry and Politics Hermann Hesse Conrad Haussmann Correspondence 1907 1922 in German Berlin Suhrkamp ISBN 978 3 518 42258 8 External links editLiterature by and about Conrad Haussmann in the German National Library catalogue Information about Conrad Haussmann in the Reichstag database https www2 landesarchiv bw de ofs21 olf startbild php bestand 6703 Nachlass im Hauptstaatsarchiv Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Conrad Haussmann amp oldid 1222779075, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
