Frits Toxwerdt von Bülow (April 16, 1872 in
Aalborg
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– July 30, 1955 in
Copenhagen
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) was a Danish politician and government minister.
Frits Bülow was the son of Marie f. Toxwerdt and E.C. Bülow, town clerk and member of the
noble family of Bülow. He graduated in 1894 and obtained a position working in a law office. In 1898, he graduated in law. In 1903 at the early age of 30, he was granted the right to plead cases before the
Danish Supreme Court
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.
He was a business lawyer and member of the
Højre
Højre (, ''Right'') was the name of two Danish political parties of Conservative
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party, but made contact with members of the
Venstre party while defending
J.C. Christensen and
Sigurd Berg
Sigurd ( non, Sigurðr ) or Siegfried (Middle High German: ''Sîvrit'') is a legendary hero of Germanic heroic legend, who killed a dragon and was later murdered. It is possible he was inspired by one or more figures from the Frankish Meroving ...
against impeachment charges in the
Alberti scandal
Peter Adler Alberti (10 June 1851, in Copenhagen – 14 June 1932, in Copenhagen) was a Danish politician and swindler, known for the Alberti scandal of 1908.
Family life
On 6 October 1876 in the Church of Holmen the 25-year-old barrister (o ...
. As result of these connections he was made
Justice Minister
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in the government of
Klaus Berntsen
Klaus Berntsen (12 June 1844 – 27 March 1927) was a Danish politician, representing the Liberal party, Venstre. He was Council President of Denmark from 1910 to 1913. He served as minister of defence from 1910 to 1913 and again from 192 ...
(1910–1913).
He was a member of the
Landstinget
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from 1920 to 1924 and its speaker until 1922. From 1916 to 1922 he served as legal adviser to the
Landmandsbanken and also served on the board of
Nationalbanken, first as a member and later as chairman. He had to resign as speaker of the Landstinget as a result of the bank's collapse in 1922.
On March 28, 1899, Bülow married Fanny Augusta Frederikke f. Poulsen, daughter of Jonas Poulsen and Rebekka f. Brandt. He is the grandfather of
Claus von Bülow.
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Danish Justice Ministers
Members of the Landsting (Denmark)
Speakers of the Landsting (Denmark)
20th-century Danish lawyers
Politicians from Aalborg
Fritz
Fritz originated as a German nickname for Friedrich, or Frederick (''Der Alte Fritz'', and ''Stary Fryc'' were common nicknames for King Frederick II of Prussia and Frederick III, German Emperor) as well as for similar names including Fridolin ...
1872 births
1955 deaths