Hugo Peus (7 September 1809 – 13 July 1898) was a German jurist and politician.

Königlicher Notar Hugo Peus

Life edit

Peus, son of Friedrich Peus and father of H. Busso Peus, studied law at Humboldt University of Berlin. Following his father, he became a solicitor and barrister and notary in Recklinghausen and was subsequently appointed Royal Prussian Legal Counsel (Königlich Preußischer Justizrat) by the King of Prussia.[1]

Peus was a member of the City Council of Recklinghausen. From 1851 to 1852 he served as Acting Mayor of the City of Recklinghausen.[2]

In 1881, he was appointed honorary citizen of Recklinghausen.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Willkommen beim Portal der Archive in NRW". Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Stadt Recklinghausen - Bürgermeister von Recklinghausen". Archived from the original on 2012-04-12. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  3. ^ europeonline-magazine.eu, europe online publishing house gmbh -. "Recklinghausen (Stadt) - EUROPE ONLINE". Retrieved 22 February 2017.

Literature edit

Preussisches Staatsministerium: Handbuch über den Königlich Preussischen Hof und Staat, ISBN 1-147-32162-0