Adolf Frommelt
Adolf Frommelt | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein for Oberland | |
| In office 6 March 1932 – 3 February 1936 | |
| Mayor of Triesen | |
| In office 1929–1936 | |
| Preceded by | Emil Bargetze |
| Succeeded by | Ferdinand Heidegger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 June 1891 |
| Died | 6 October 1964 (aged 73) Triesen, Liechtenstein |
| Party | Progressive Citizens' Party (by 1930) Christian-Social People's Party |
| Spouse |
Maria Aloisia Banzer
(m. 1919; died 1950) |
| Children | 4 |
Adolf Frommelt (6 June 1891 – 6 October 1964) was a farmer and politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1932 to 1936. He also served as mayor of Triesen from 1929 to 1936.
Life
Frommelt was born on 6 June 1891 in Triesen as the son of Alois Frommelt and Kreszenz (née Banzer) as one of five children. He worked as a baker and farmer, establishing a bakery and grocery store in Triesen.[1]
He was the deputy mayor of Triesen from 1927 to 1929 as a member of the Christian Social People's Party (VP).[1] Following the removal of Emil Bargetze in 1929, Frommelt was appointed by the government as mayor, where he served until 1936.[1][2] By 1930, he had switched from the VP to the Progressive Citizens' Party.[1]
He was a member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1932 to 1936.[3] In 1939 he was elected as a deputy member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein as a part of the unified list between the party and the Progressive Citizens' Party for the formation of a coalition government.[3][4]
Frommelt married Maria Aloisia Banzer (25 November 1893 – 12 February 1950) on 28 April 1919 and they had four children together.[1] He died due to heart illness on 6 October 1964 in Triesen, aged 73.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e Büchel, Donat (31 December 2011). "Frommelt, Adolf". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ^ Frommelt, Fabian; Kindle, Konrad; Mayr, Ulrike (31 December 2011). "Triesen". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ a b Vogt 1987, p. 156.
- ^ Büchel, Donat (31 December 2011). "Stille Wahl". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Alt-Landtagsabgeordneter und Alt-Gemeindevorsteher Adolf Frommelt, Triesen". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 10 October 1964. p. 2. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
Bibliography
- Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag (in German). Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.