Johann Langewand

Johann Franz Lange Wand ( March 3, 1871 in Osnabruck, † March 19, 1952 ) was a German politician and craftsmen ( Landtag in Prussia) of the Centre Party.

Life and career

The worker's son learned the locksmith craft and made in 1898 with an associate as a locksmith in Osnabrück independently. The " Construction Equipment factory Hagedorn & Long wall " productions include Heating systems and wheelbarrows. Long wall was a longtime member of the local locksmith guild and 1903-1935 board member of the Chamber of Crafts. In World War I he served as a sergeant. Together with his wife Mary he had two sons, Henry (1901-1966) and Franz Langewand jun. ( 1912-1984 ).

Political activity until 1933

Long Wands political career was in the time of the Weimar Republic. In 1919 he was appointed deputy secretary of the Centre Party to the territory of the former Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück ( about today's city and county of Osnabrück). In the same year he was elected to the Constituent Prussian National Assembly. In 1920, made ​​a long wall for reasons of expediency party place for the influential workers functionary Josef Hagemann. Long wall, who was also Deputy Chairman of the Osnabrück city Association of the center, was founded in 1932 and again in 1933 elected to the Prussian Landtag. After the seizure of power by the National Socialists, against which Langewand had repeatedly approached, he retired from politics.

Political activity after 1945

Due to his advanced age and the loss of his home by bombing itself Langewand operated after 1945 no longer active in politics. The founding of the CDU as interdenominational Christian Democratic Party, he has welcomed.

Swell

• Hand-written life story, in the estate of a long wall, Nordhorn