Edgar von Westphalen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edgar von Westphalen

Communist politician, early Texas settler

Date of Birth: 26-Mar-1819

Place of Birth: Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Date of Death: 30-Sep-1890

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Edgar Gerhard Julius Oscar Ludwig von Westphalen (26 March 1819 – 30 September 1890) was a German writer, Communist politician and the brother-in-law of Karl Marx.
He was the son of Prussian baron Ludwig von Westphalen and his second wife Caroline Heubel.
Heubel was also the mother of sister Jenny who married Karl Marx.
Edgar had a half-brother Ferdinand from his father's first marriage.
The Westphalen and Marx families were neighbors in Trier, with Karl and Edgar being friends and schoolmates.During the Adelsverein sponsored German immigration to Texas, Edgar von Westphalen was one of the early immigrants to the Latin settlement of Sisterdale.