Caspar Mathias Spoo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Caspar Mathias Spoo

Luxembourgish politician (1837-1914)

Date of Birth: 07-Jan-1837

Place of Birth: Echternach, Canton of Echternach, Luxembourg

Date of Death: 17-Mar-1914

Profession: writer, poet, politician

Nationality: Luxembourg

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Caspar Mathias Spoo

  • Caspar Mathias Spoo (7 January 1837 – 17 March 1914) was a Luxembourgish industrialist and politician.
  • Spoo was born in Echternach in 1837.
  • His parents were workers in the earthenware factory, and died early.
  • He joined the civil service from a young age, to make a living for himself and his siblings.
  • He gave up his position in the postal service in order to open the Société Duchscher Frères et Spoo with André Duchscher, his old friend.
  • From 1886, he worked for two years as an accountant at the Dudelange foundry; he then struck out on his own in 1888 to open an ironmongery in Esch-Alzette with a workshop constructing ovens, cauldrons, etc.: the Maschinenfabrik Spoo & Co. Additionally, he was politically active.
  • He was elected to the communal council of Esch in 1893 and to the Chamber of Deputies in 1896.
  • Along with Michel Welter, he was one of the first people to engage in modern election campaigning in Luxembourg, by drafting and publishing a manifesto and giving speeches.
  • Politically, he belonged to the left-liberal middle-class.
  • Influenced by André Duchscher, he campaigned for universal suffrage, progressive taxation and social security.
  • He also called for the construction of an industrial school and a secondary school for girls in Esch, and demanded that the canton of Esch, whose economic and demographic importance had increased due to industrialisation, should receive more seats in the Chamber.
  • His social campaigning, in the paternalistic tradition of the 19th century, earned him the nickname "Pappa Spoo". He was married to Barbe Kiesel, and was the father of Armand Spoo.
  • At his funeral in Esch, Michel Welter gave a eulogy, calling Spoo the "conscience of Luxembourgish socialism."

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