Eduard von Grebmer zu Wolfsthurn

Eduard von Grebmer zu Wolfsthurn
Eduard von Grebmer zu Wolfsthurn
Member of the Imperial Council
	In office; 1861 - 1865
	In office; 1873 - 1875
Member of the Tyrolean Landtag
	In office; 1861 - 18??
Landeshauptmann of Tyrol
	In office; 24 September 1869 - August 1871
Preceded by	Johann Haßlwanter
Succeeded by	Franz von Rapp
Personal details
Born	January 24, 1821; Dietenheim, Bruneck, Austrian Empire
Died	January 11, 1875 (aged 53); Bruneck, Austria-Hungary
Nationality	Austrian
Political party	German-Liberal Party
Alma mater	University of Graz; University of Innsbruck; University of Padua
Profession	Politician, lawyer
Military service
Allegiance	Austrian Empire
Rank	Captain
Unit	1st Bruneck Rifle Company
Battles/wars	First Italian War of Independence Insurrection in Cadore; ;

Eduard von Grebmer zu Wolfsthurn (24 January, 1821, Dietenheim, Bruneck–11 January 1875, Bruneck) was an Austrian politician and lawyer. He was a member of the Imperial Council and the Landeshauptmann of Tyrol, as well as mayor of Dietenheim and Bruneck.^[1]

Biography

Education and early career

He studied law at the University of Graz, University of Innsbruck, and University of Padua, earning a doctorate. During the revolutions of 1848 he was a captain of the volunteer 1st Bruneck Rifle Company, and distinguished himself during the Insurrection in Cadore. In 1848 he also became the mayor of Dietenheim. In 1850 he moved to Bruneck, where he took over his father's law office and the Hotel zur Post, including the post office and surrounding farm. This also made him Imperial and Royal Postmaster. In 1861, official documents listed him as a landowner living in Bruneck.^[2]

Political career

In 1861, he was elected mayor of Bruneck and a member of the Tyrolean provincial parliament.^[1] The latter delegated him to the Imperial Council, representing the curia of rural municipalities, districts Bruneck and Taufers.^[3] He was a member of the German-Liberal Party. As a supporter of religious freedom, he was against the clergy's demand for legal religious unity and against the suppression of non-Catholic religious communities. Personally, however, he was a staunch Catholic. In 1867 he was appointed deputy governor and on 24 September 1869 he was finally elected governor (Landeshauptmann) of Tyrol. As a liberal, he was a member of the minority in the provincial parliament, as the majority of the members of parliament were catholic conservatives. He held this office until the dissolution of the provincial parliament in 1871.^[1] In 1873 he was re-elected to the Imperial Council, representing the municipal curia and the chambers of commerce and trade, districts Bozen, Meran and Glurns. He became chairman of the Progressive Club in the Imperial Council.^[1] He held these positions until his death in 1875.

Legacy

In 1864, he co-founded the Bruneck volunteer fire brigade, the first of its kind in South Tyrol. In 1878, a monument to Eduard von Grebmer zu Wolfsthurn was erected on the moat opposite the town hall in Bruneck in recognition of his services to the town and the province.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Grebmer von Wolfsthurn, Eduard (1821-1875), Politiker". Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950. Bd. 2 (in German). Vienna. 2003–2011. p. 51. ISBN 978-3-7001-3213-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ "ÖNB-ALEX - Stenographische Protokolle - Abgeordnetenhaus". alex.onb.ac.at. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
^ "ALEX - Historische Rechts- und Gesetzestexte". alex.onb.ac.at. Retrieved 2024-03-16.

[Biography-1] "Grebmer von Wolfsthurn, Eduard (1821-1875), Politiker". Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950. Bd. 2 (in German). Vienna. 2003–2011. p. 51. ISBN 978-3-7001-3213-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[2] "ÖNB-ALEX - Stenographische Protokolle - Abgeordnetenhaus". alex.onb.ac.at. Retrieved 2024-03-16.

[3] "ALEX - Historische Rechts- und Gesetzestexte". alex.onb.ac.at. Retrieved 2024-03-16.

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