Hugo Peus Explained

Hugo Peus (7 September 1809 – 13 July 1898) was a German jurist and politician.

Life

Peus, son of Friedrich Peus and father of H. Busso Peus, studied law at Humboldt University of Berlin. Following his father, he became a solicitor and barrister and notary in Recklinghausen and was subsequently appointed Royal Prussian Legal Counsel (Königlich Preußischer Justizrat) by the King of Prussia.^[1]

Peus was a member of the City Council of Recklinghausen. From 1851 to 1852 he served as Acting Mayor of the City of Recklinghausen.^[2]

In 1881, he was appointed honorary citizen of Recklinghausen.^[3]

Literature

Preussisches Staatsministerium: Handbuch über den Königlich Preussischen Hof und Staat,

Notes and References

1. Web site: Willkommen beim Portal der Archive in NRW. 22 February 2017.
2. Web site: Stadt Recklinghausen - Bürgermeister von Recklinghausen . 2012-04-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120412003207/http://www.recklinghausen.de//TourismusStadtinformation/Geschichte/GeschichteStadtundVest/Buergermeister_von_Recklinghausen.asp . 2012-04-12 .
3. Web site: Recklinghausen (Stadt) - EUROPE ONLINE. europe online publishing house gmbh -. europeonline-magazine.eu. 22 February 2017.