Arthur Useldinger (8 July 1904 – 15 March 1978) was a

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ish politician. He was a member of the

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. Useldinger served two stints as Mayor of Esch-sur-Alzette: one following the end of the

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, and one in the 1970s, both in

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with the

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. He is remembered as the most popular of

Esch-sur-Alzette Esch-sur-Alzette (, ; ; or ''Esch an der Alzig'') is a city in Luxembourg and the country's List of communes of Luxembourg by population, second-most populous commune, with a population of 36,625 inhabitants, . It lies in the south-west of the ...

's post-war mayors. In addition, Useldinger sat in the national legislature, the

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for a total of twenty-five years between the war and his death (1945–1958, 1959–1968, 1969–1978) Arthur Useldinger was the husband of Yvonne Useldinger from 1940 to his death in 1978.

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, - Mayors of Esch-sur-Alzette Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) Communist Party of Luxembourg politicians 1953 deaths People from Esch-sur-Alzette 1904 births {{Luxembourg-mayor-stub