Joseph Adamy
Joseph Adamy was a mine owner and politician from the Duchy of Nassau. From 1828 to 1832, Adamy was a member of the Second Chamber of the Estates of the Duchy of Nassau.
Political career
After the death of Jacob Preuss in December 1826, Adamy was elected as a representative of the group of landowners in the electoral district of Dillenburg in the Second Chamber of the Estates of the Duchy of Nassau. Adamy served in the Second Chamber for four years. In 1832, Adamy relinquished his mandate when he was one of the 15 deputies who boycotted the protest against the Pairsschub of 1831 as part of the 1832 Nassau Domain Dispute. The Pairsschub was an instrument used by William, Duke of Nassau to increase membership in the First Chamber of the Estates to benefit his government by weakening the Second Chamber.In 1849, Adamy was a member of the "Society for the Implementation of the Constitution and Respect for People's Rights".
Family
Joseph Adamy was the son of surgeon Joseph Adamy and his wife Catharina née Herbrand. Joseph Adamy married on 6 September 1801 in Hadamar his first wife, Christina, née Scheibel. After Christina's death, he married on 24 March 1819 in Mainz, in a second marriage his wife Therese née Leyden.Religion
Joseph Adamy was a Roman Catholic.Literature
- Cornelia Rösner: Nassauische Parliamentarier: Nassauische Parliamentarier. Teil 1. Der Landtag des Herzogtums Nassau 1818 – 1866, Wiesbaden 1997,, Seite 3
Category:1849 deaths
Category:German Roman Catholics
Category:People from Oberwesel
Category:People from the Duchy of Nassau
Category:Members of the Second Chamber of the Estates of the Duchy of Nassau