Rudolf Ross
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Rudolf Adolf Wilhelm Ross (Also styled Roß, 1872 – 1951) was a German teacher, politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD)
, member of the Hamburg Parliament
, and First Mayor of Hamburg
.
from 1914 until 1918. In 1923 he married his wife Frieda, née Hinsch (1899–1975).
, and served until 1933. He was President of the diet from 1920 until 1928. In 1928 the parliamnet elected Ross into 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.
Social Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
, member of the Hamburg Parliament
Hamburg Parliament
The Hamburg Parliament is the unicameral legislature of the German state of Hamburg according to the constitution of Hamburg. As of 2011 there were 121 members in the parliament, representing a relatively equal amount of constituencies...
, and First Mayor of Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
.
Early life
Ross was born on 22 March 1872 in Hamburg and became a teacher in 1892. He served in the First World WarWorld War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
from 1914 until 1918. In 1923 he married his wife Frieda, née Hinsch (1899–1975).
Political career
In 1919, Ross was elected as a member of the Hamburg ParliamentHamburg Parliament
The Hamburg Parliament is the unicameral legislature of the German state of Hamburg according to the constitution of Hamburg. As of 2011 there were 121 members in the parliament, representing a relatively equal amount of constituencies...
, and served until 1933. He was President of the diet from 1920 until 1928. In 1928 the parliamnet elected Ross into 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
Machtergreifung
Machtergreifung is a German word meaning "seizure of power". It is normally used specifically to refer to the Nazi takeover of power in the democratic Weimar Republic on 30 January 1933, the day Hitler was sworn in as Chancellor of Germany, turning it into the Nazi German dictatorship.-Term:The...
—the Nazi
Nazism
Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...
takeover of power in Weimar Germany
Weimar Republic
The Weimar Republic is the name given by historians to the parliamentary republic established in 1919 in Germany to replace the imperial form of government...
on 30 January 1933.