George Waschkies | |
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Member of the
Lithuanian Parliament for Klaipėda Region | |
In office 1926–1927 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ußlöknen, Province of Prussia, German Empire | August 22, 1875
Died | April 26, 1954 Bremen, West Germany | (aged 78)
Resting place | Bremen-Lesum chapel 53°10′18″N 8°41′27″E / 53.17167°N 8.69083°E |
Political party | Memel Agricultural Party |
Occupation | Farmer |
Military service | |
Years of service | 1897–1900 |
Unit | 12th Lithuanian Uhlan Regiment, Imperial Germany Army |
George Waschkies ( Lithuanian: Jurgis Vaškys, August 22, 1875 – April 26, 1954) was an ethnic German politician in Lithuania. Waschkies was a farmer from Ußlöknen, East Prussia, who represented the Memel Agricultural Party in the Lithuanian parliament for a short stint in 1926–27.
Waschkies was born on August 22, 1875, in Ußlöknen ( Užliekniai ). [1] He attended school in his home village and worked at his father's farm following his confirmation. [1] [2] Waschkies did military service 1897–1900 in the 12th Lithuanian Uhlan Regiment . [1] [2] Waschkies took over the family farm after his father's death in 1903, but had to sell the property soon thereafter. [2] He married in 1904 and moved to his wife's town of Blausden (Blauzdžiai). [1] [2] The couple had 14 children; as of 1927 eleven were alive. [2]
Waschkies was one of the founders of the Wießen ( Vyžiai ) Credit Association in 1907. [1] In 1912 he was named director of the association. [1] In January 1916 he was named juror, and in 1917 he was named church warden. [1] In 1919 he became a member of the Heydekrug town council and in 1924 a member of the town board. [1] In 1919 he took charge as parish superintendent in Wießen and in July 1925 he became a parish council member. [1]
Waschkies was elected to the Third Seimas of Lithuania in the June 1926 parliamentary election as a Memel Agricultural Party candidate in the Klaipėda Region constituency. [1] The Seimas was dismissed in April 1927. [1]
He was a member of the Parliament of the Klaipėda Region 1932–1934. [1] On July 26, 1934 he took charge as acting vice speaker of the assembly. [1] He was removed from the assembly in August 1934. [1] His seat was left vacant. [3] In September 1935, during the local elections, 14 men, including Waschkies, attacked the election officials and smashed the ballot box in Juknaičiai . [4] On October 13, 1936, the appeal court found the men guilty and sentenced Waschkies to 11 months imprisonment. [5] [6]
Waschkies became a member of the NSDAP or Nazi Party on April 1, 1939. [1] He was a member of the Wiesenheide local unit of the party. [1] After the war he moved to Bremen, where he died on April 26, 1954. [1] He was buried at Bremen-Lesum chapel on April 30, 1954. [7]
George Waschkies | |
---|---|
Member of the
Lithuanian Parliament for Klaipėda Region | |
In office 1926–1927 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ußlöknen, Province of Prussia, German Empire | August 22, 1875
Died | April 26, 1954 Bremen, West Germany | (aged 78)
Resting place | Bremen-Lesum chapel 53°10′18″N 8°41′27″E / 53.17167°N 8.69083°E |
Political party | Memel Agricultural Party |
Occupation | Farmer |
Military service | |
Years of service | 1897–1900 |
Unit | 12th Lithuanian Uhlan Regiment, Imperial Germany Army |
George Waschkies ( Lithuanian: Jurgis Vaškys, August 22, 1875 – April 26, 1954) was an ethnic German politician in Lithuania. Waschkies was a farmer from Ußlöknen, East Prussia, who represented the Memel Agricultural Party in the Lithuanian parliament for a short stint in 1926–27.
Waschkies was born on August 22, 1875, in Ußlöknen ( Užliekniai ). [1] He attended school in his home village and worked at his father's farm following his confirmation. [1] [2] Waschkies did military service 1897–1900 in the 12th Lithuanian Uhlan Regiment . [1] [2] Waschkies took over the family farm after his father's death in 1903, but had to sell the property soon thereafter. [2] He married in 1904 and moved to his wife's town of Blausden (Blauzdžiai). [1] [2] The couple had 14 children; as of 1927 eleven were alive. [2]
Waschkies was one of the founders of the Wießen ( Vyžiai ) Credit Association in 1907. [1] In 1912 he was named director of the association. [1] In January 1916 he was named juror, and in 1917 he was named church warden. [1] In 1919 he became a member of the Heydekrug town council and in 1924 a member of the town board. [1] In 1919 he took charge as parish superintendent in Wießen and in July 1925 he became a parish council member. [1]
Waschkies was elected to the Third Seimas of Lithuania in the June 1926 parliamentary election as a Memel Agricultural Party candidate in the Klaipėda Region constituency. [1] The Seimas was dismissed in April 1927. [1]
He was a member of the Parliament of the Klaipėda Region 1932–1934. [1] On July 26, 1934 he took charge as acting vice speaker of the assembly. [1] He was removed from the assembly in August 1934. [1] His seat was left vacant. [3] In September 1935, during the local elections, 14 men, including Waschkies, attacked the election officials and smashed the ballot box in Juknaičiai . [4] On October 13, 1936, the appeal court found the men guilty and sentenced Waschkies to 11 months imprisonment. [5] [6]
Waschkies became a member of the NSDAP or Nazi Party on April 1, 1939. [1] He was a member of the Wiesenheide local unit of the party. [1] After the war he moved to Bremen, where he died on April 26, 1954. [1] He was buried at Bremen-Lesum chapel on April 30, 1954. [7]