Rudolf Ross
Rudolf Adolf Wilhelm Ross (Also styled Roß, 22 March 1872 – 16 February 1951) was a German teacher, politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), member of the Hamburg Parliament and first Mayor of Hamburg.
Rudolf Ross | |
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| Second Mayor of Hamburg | |
| In office 5 April 1928 – 31 December 1929 | |
| Preceded by | Max Schramm |
| Succeeded by | Carl Wilhelm Petersen |
| In office 1 January 1932 – 3 March 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Carl Wilhelm Petersen |
| Succeeded by | Wilhelm Amsinck Burchard-Motz |
| First Mayor of Hamburg and President of the Hamburg Senate | |
| In office 1 January 1930 – 31 December 1931 | |
| Preceded by | Carl Wilhelm Petersen |
| Succeeded by | Carl Wilhelm Petersen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 March 1872 Hamburg, Germany |
| Died | 16 February 1951 (aged 78) Hamburg, Germany |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party (SPD) |
Early life
Ross was born on 22 March 1872 in Hamburg and became a teacher in 1892. He served in the First World War from 1914 until 1918. In 1923 he married his wife Frieda, née Hinsch (1899–1975).[1]
Political career
In 1919, Ross was elected as a member of the Hamburg Parliament and served until 1933. He was President of the diet from 1920 until 1928. In 1928 the parliament elected Ross to the Senate of Hamburg and became Second Mayor, 1930 – 1931 he was First Mayor of Hamburg. On 3 March 1933 he resigned from the Hamburg Parliament under protest to the Machtergreifung—the Nazi takeover of power in Weimar Germany on 30 January 1933.[1]
Death
On 16 February 1951, Ross died after a long and severe illness in Hamburg.[1]
Works
References
- Reiner Lehberger (2001), Franklin Kopitzsch, Dirk Brietzke (ed.), Rudolf Ross (in German), vol. Hamburgische Biografie-Personenlexikon, Band 2, Wallenstein Verlag, ISBN 978-3-7672-1366-1
External links
- Rudolf Ross in the German National Library catalogue
- Newspaper clippings about Rudolf Ross in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW
