Julius von Mirbach

Julius Ulrich Graf von Gottlob Emmerich Mirbach Sorquitten ( since 1870 Freiherr and since 1888 Graf) (* June 27, 1839 on Good Sorquitten, † June 26, 1921 ) was a German domination owner and Conservative politician. He was also a leading proponent of bimetallism in Germany.

Life

He came from the noble family of Mirbachstrasse. After graduation he studied law in Königsberg, Bonn and Berlin. In 1879 he became a member and later an honorary member of the Corps Borussia Bonn. After the passing of the Auskulatorexamens in 1862 he not joined the Prussian government or judicial service, but spent four years as an officer in the 1st Guard Dragoon Regiment. He then devoted himself to the cultivation of his inherited rule Sorquitten. He has also acquired the estate Heinrich courtyards. He was also Chief Administrator and Kreisdeputierter.

He belonged since 1874 to life the Prussian House of Lords on. As a member of the German Conservative Party, he was several times a member of the German Reichstag. For the first time he belonged to the Parliament 1878-1881, and again in 1886-1898, both as delegates of the constituency Regierungsbezirk Gumbinnen 7 (Sensburg - Ortelsburg ).

Mirbachstrasse was 1878-1881 and again from 1892 to 1918 member of the board of the German Conservative Party. As politicians in and outside of Parliament, he was particularly active in lobbying agriculture. Mirbachstrasse was also a member of the Agrarian League. He was an agricultural economic opening towards Russia hostile to and was therefore one of the domestic political opponents of Chancellor Leo von Caprivi.

In addition, he was from 1879 to 1918 co-chair of bimetallism association of tax and economic reformer. He has published several economic journals.

He became in 1870 the barons and in 1888 the title of count. In the years 1850-1856 he was the Sorquitten castle in neo-Gothic style remodel.