Moritz Wiggers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Moritz Wiggers

German politician

Date of Birth: 17-Oct-1816

Place of Birth: Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Date of Death: 30-Jul-1894

Profession: politician, revolutionary

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Moritz Wiggers

  • Moritz Karl Georg Wiggers (October 17, 1816 - July 30, 1894), German politician, started out as a lawyer and a notary in his home town of Rostock.
  • The Revolution of 1848 prompted him to enter public life as a representative to the Mecklenburg constitutional convention, of which he was also elected president.
  • Once the constitution was adopted in 1849, he was elected to its legislature, again being named president.
  • A court of arbitration in Freienwalde declared the constitution as invalid, and the legislature was dissolved in 1850.
  • Wiggers regarded this action as illegal and called the legislature to meet again, but this was prevented by force.
  • He was also tried for aiding the flight of Gottfried Kinkel from Spandau prison, but was acquitted.
  • Nevertheless, he was caught up by the "Rostock high-treason proceedings." A police agent had infiltrated Wiggers' democratic club, and in 1853, he was tried for conspiracy and imprisoned.
  • On his release in 1857, he remained a private citizen for a decade.
  • In 1867, he was elected as representative from the third Berlin precinct (not being permitted to run in Mecklenburg) to the Reichstag of the North German Confederation.
  • In 1871, he was elected as representative, from Berlin and Mecklenburg, to the German Reichstag.
  • There he served with the German Progressive Party until 1881.
  • After this time, he devoted himself to the construction of a canal between Rostock and Berlin.
  • He was the author of several historical studies, political pamphlets and reports on the progress of the canal.
  • His outstanding traits were his unyielding commitment to his liberal convictions and his peaceable nature.

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