Gustav Ospelt (politician, born 1877)
Gustav Ospelt | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein for Oberland | |
| In office 15 July 1928 – 1930 | |
| Mayor of Vaduz | |
| In office 1916–1921 | |
| Preceded by | Adolf Real |
| Succeeded by | Josef Gassner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 August 1877 |
| Died | 16 August 1934 (aged 57) Vaduz, Liechtenstein |
| Party | Christian-Social People's Party Progressive Citizens' Party (1918–first half of 1920s) |
| Spouse |
Berta Laternser (m. 1900) |
| Children | 4, including Gustav Ospelt |
Gustav Ospelt (6 August 1877 – 16 August 1934) was an entrepreneur and politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1928 to 1930. He was previously the mayor of Vaduz from 1916 to 1921.
Life
Ospelt was born on 6 August 1877 in Vaduz as the son of locksmith Christoph Ospelt and Sophie (née Konrad) as one of three children. He worked as a locksmith and farmer. In 1897, he took over his father's metalworking business, which he expanded.[1]
He was a member of the Vaduz municipal council from 1909 to 1916 and was deputy mayor of the municipality from 1915 to 1916.[1] Following the death of Adolf Real in 1916, Ospelt was elected as mayor, where he served until 1921.[1][2] During this time, he was a proponent for cultivating the Rhine meadows to lessen the food shortages during World War I. He was also a judge at the regional, state and criminal courts. He was again a member of the Vaduz municipal council from 1921 to 1930.[1]
Ospelt was a founding member of the Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP) in 1918, but switched to the Christian-Social People's Party (VP) in the first half of the 1920s due to disagreements regarding Liechtenstein's alignment to Switzerland.[1] He was a member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1928 to 1930, and also the vice president of the Landtag.[1][3] Along with the other VP members of the Landtag, he resigned in 1930 due to disagreements with the FBP regarding the length of the mandate following the 1928 election.[1][4] He was on the membership list of the Liechtenstein Homeland Service in 1933.[1]
Ospelt married Berta Laternser (16 October 1879 – 6 December 1967) on 19 November 1900 and they had four children together.[1] He died of a heart attack on 16 August 1934 in Vaduz, aged 57.[5] His son Gustav Ospelt took over his company and expanded it into an international manufacturing that would become Hoval.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Büchel, Donat (31 December 2011). "Ospelt, Gustav (1877–1934)". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ^ Mayr, Ulrike; Sele, Patrick (31 December 2011). "Vaduz (Gemeinde)". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ Vogt 1987.
- ^ Marxer, Wilfried (31 December 2011). "Christlich-soziale Volkspartei (VP)". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ "Gustav Ospelt ✝". Liechtensteiner Nachrichten (in German). 22 August 1934. p. 1. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ Merki, Christoph Maria (31 December 2011). "Ospelt, Gustav (1906–1990)". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
Bibliography
- Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag (in German). Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.