Franz Xaver Hoop
Franz Xaver Hoop | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Hoop in 1949 | |
| Member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein for Unterland | |
| In office 10 January 1926 – 6 February 1949 | |
| Mayor of Ruggell | |
| In office 1930–1939 | |
| Preceded by | Johann Büchel |
| Succeeded by | Josef Öhri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 September 1886 |
| Died | 2 November 1960 (aged 74) Ruggell, Liechtenstein |
| Party | Progressive Citizens' Party |
| Spouse |
Barbara Näscher (m. 1916) |
| Children | 6 |
Franz Xaver Hoop (5 September 1886 – 2 November 1960) was a politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1926 to 1949. He also served as the mayor of Ruggell from 1930 to 1939.
Life
[edit | edit source]Hoop was born on 5 September 1886 in Ruggell as the son of Landtag member Franz Josef Hoop and Maria Öhri as one of five children.[1][2] He worked as a farmer.[1]
From 1924 to 1927 and again from 1942 to 1945 Hoop was a member of the Ruggell municipal council as a member of the Progressive Citizens' Party, and from 1930 to 1939 he was the mayor of Ruggell.[1][3] From January 1926 to 1949 he was a member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein. During this time, he served as a member of the state, finance and audit committees.[4][5] Hoop played a role in gathering support for the building of the Liechtenstein inland canal through Ruggell and was one of the proponents of the 1932 electoral system referendum. He was an opponent of Nazi elements within Liechtenstein.[1]
From 3 September 1945 to 9 July 1953 Hoop served as a government councillor in the first and second Alexander Frick cabinet.[4]
Hoop married Barbara Näscher (12 December 1893 – 5 November 1975) on 13 November 1916 and they had six children together.[1] He died on 2 November 1960 in Ruggell, aged 74.
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Bibliography
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- 1886 births
- 1960 deaths
- Politicians from Ruggell
- Mayors of Ruggell
- Progressive Citizens' Party members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein
- Progressive Citizens' Party mayors of Liechtenstein
- Anti-fascism in Liechtenstein
- Liechtenstein farmers
- Members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein (1926–1928)
- Members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein (1928–1932)
- Members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein (1932–1936)
- Members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein (1936–1939)
- Members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein (1939–1945)
- Members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein (1945–1949)
- 20th-century government ministers of Liechtenstein
- 20th-century mayors of places in Liechtenstein