Hermann von Beckerath

Hermann von Beckerath
Hermann von Beckerath.
Born	13 December 1801 Krefeld, Rhenish Prussia
Died	12 May 1870 (aged 68) Krefeld, Rhenish Prussia
Nationality	German
Occupation(s)	Banker, Prussian statesman
Known for	Advocacy for German unity and political liberty

Hermann von Beckerath (13 December 1801 in Krefeld – 12 May 1870 also in Krefeld) was a banker and Prussian statesman.

Biography

He was born at Krefeld, in

When the reactionary movement set in, he resigned the posts he held under the government, but continued, as a member of the Prussian Second Chamber, a vigorous opposition to the Manteuffel ministry, which had deserted the cause of German unity. He withdrew from politics in 1852. After the departure of Manteuffel from power in 1858, Beckerath was again elected a member of the Prussian Second Chamber, but was obliged to decline the honor on account of failing health. He devoted his later years to the affairs of Krefeld, his native town.

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References

• New International Encyclopedia
  (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead. This work in turn cites:
  • Kopstadt, Hermann von Beckerath (Brunswick, 1875)
• Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Beckerath, Hermann von" . Encyclopedia Americana. This work also cites the Kopstadt biography.