| Gustav von Saltzwedel | |
 Gustav von Saltzwedel |
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Frankfurt
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In office 25 May 1848 – 31 March 1849 |
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| Constituency | Gumbinnen |
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Second Chamber
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Assumed office 1849 |
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In office 1867 – 1869 |
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Parliament of
the North German
Confederation
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In office 1867 – 1870 |
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| Born | April 28, 1808 Drosdowen, East Prussia |
| Died | June 19, 1897 (aged 89) Pötschendorf, East Prussia |
| Political party | Casino-Fraktion right centrum |
| Occupation | jurist |
| Religion | Lutheran |
Gustav Reinhold Ludwig von Wienskowski gen. von Saltzwedel[1] (28 April 1808 – 19 June 1897) was a Prussian politician and public official.
Saltzwedel was born to Reinhold von Wienskowski (1780-1863) and Johanna née von Saltzwedel (1788-1828) in Drosdowen, East Prussia (today Drozdowo, Poland). His father had adopted his wifes name at his mariage, though officialy still named von Wienskowski the family was allowed to use the name von Saltzwedel[2]. He was the oldest brother of Wilhelm von Saltzwedel (1820-1882).
Saltzwedel studied law at the Universities of Königsberg and Berlin in 1827-30 and was a co-founder of the Burschenschaft Corps Littuania in Königsberg. After completing his studies he became the head of the district administration (Landrat) of Marggrabowa in 1833-41[3]
In 1844/45 Saltzwedel was a Geheimrat and in 1846 till 1851 Regierungspräsident in Gumbinnen, in 1847 head of the district administrative court Königsberg. Saltzwedel was the director of the East Prussian Poverty Commission and Commissioner of the Lithauische Friedensgesellschaft (Lithuanian Peace Society)[3]. In 1848 he became a member of the Frankfurt Parliament and in 1849 member of the Second Chamber of the Prussian Landtag. He was a mentor of Bethel Henry Strousberg concerning the financing of the East Prussian Southern Railway[4] and the head of its supervisory board[3]. In 1867 Saltzwedel was elected as a member of the Parliament of the North German Confederation (until 1870) and the Preußischen Abgeordnetenhauses (until 1869).
Saltzwedel was married to Auguste Zimmermann (19 November 1822 in Marggrabowa – 9 July 1911 in Königsberg). He had a son and three daughters.
Saltzwedel died on his etate at Pötschendorf.
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