John von Berenberg-Gossler
John von Berenberg - Gossler ( born October 22, 1866 in Hamburg, † July 14, 1943 ) was a Hamburg banker and politician. From 1920 to 1921, of Berenberg Gossler - German ambassador in Rome. He was a member of the Hanseatic family Berenberg - Gossler.
Origin
John von Berenberg - Gossler was the eldest son of the head of the banking and trading house Berenberg, Gossler & Co, Johann Berenberg Gossler (1839-1913); Berenberg is a first name. This was in Hamburg, originally known as John B.. 1880, the Hamburg Senate approved the name change in Berenberg Gossler -. 1889 Johann Berenberg Gossler - was charged for his services to the customs port of Hamburg in the Prussian nobility and was called by Berenberg - Gossler now. 1910 Johann von Berenberg - Gossler was elevated to the Prussian baron who use the title but to the possession of the family Fideikommiss. The ennoblement and able increase by John von Berenberg - Gossler occurred simultaneously with that of his father. His Hanseatic embossed sister Susanne, nee Amsinck cried scared out: "But John, our good name! "
Life and Politics
1904 was chosen by Berenberg Gossler - in the Hamburg Parliament, to which he belonged until 1908. On February 20, 1908, elected by Berenberg Gossler - in the Senate. This was done against the will of his father, it excluded him from the company's succession. His younger brother Cornelius Freiherr von Berenberg - Gossler (1874-1953) inherited his place the bank. He also had his partnership at Joh Berenberg, Gossler & Co. ad. In 1912 published rankings of wealthy people from Hamburg Berenberg Gossler - is in about 94th with a fortune of 3.8 million marks.
On December 8, 1913 his father died. He was buried at the Old Niendorf cemetery in Hamburg. On the bronze grave plate is John Baron Berenberg Gossler -, not his real first name Johann.
From November 1914 to May 1916 took Berenberg Gossler - in the First World War.
On March 27, 1919, the former Senate resigned closed. In the following election is re-elected by Berenberg Gossler - March 28, 1919, the votes of the SPD. This new Senate (→ Hamburg Senate from 1919 to 1933 ), he was a non-party senator on until 22 September 1920.
On 27 August 1920 he was called up for service at the Foreign Office, and on October 1, 1920 he assumed the position of the German ambassador in Rome. On 5 November 1920 he received the credentials of the Italian Government. He held office until December 23, 1921 as ambassador, Konstantin Freiherr von Neurath was his successor. As at 29 December the discharge from the imperial service.
From 1923 to 1925 he was chairman of the Hamburg bank in 1923, which tried in times of hyperinflation in 1923 to provide a stable currency to U.S. dollars. He also worked as a judge and had some items in supervisory boards of various companies, such as the Hapag or Dresdner Bank. He was a board member of the nationalist National Hamburg clubs. Beginning of 1933 brought him the Hamburg DNVP as nonparty First Mayor of a Senate of the DNVP, NSDAP, DVP and state party this week. However, the Nazi party was on its candidate Carl Vincent Krogmann.
John von Berenberg - Gossler and his brother Cornelius Freiherr von Berenberg - Gossler are buried as was their father in the Old Niendorf cemetery in Hamburg.