Frits Toxwerdt von Bülow (April 16, 1872 – July 30, 1955) was a Danish politician and government minister.

Early life and education

Bülow was born on April 16, 1872, in

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. He was the son of Emil von Bülow (1834–1874), a town clerk and member of the German

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, and his wife, Marie Gabrielle Toxwerdt (1839–1923). He graduated in 1894 and obtained a position working in a law office. In 1898, he graduated in law.

Career

In 1903 at the early age of 30, he was granted the right to plead cases before the

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. He was a business lawyer and member of the

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party, but made contact with members of the Venstre party while defending J.C. Christensen and Sigurd Berg against impeachment charges in the Alberti scandal. As result of these connections he was made

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in the government of

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(1910–1913). He was a member of the

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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

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, 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.

Personal life and death

On March 28, 1899, Bülow married Fanny Augusta Frederikke F. Poulsen, daughter of Jonas Poulsen and Rebekka F. Brandt. He helped his daughter raise his grandson

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in England during the

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. He died on July 30, 1955, in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bulow, Frits Ministers of justice of Denmark Members of the Landsting (Denmark) Speakers of the Landsting (Denmark) 20th-century Danish lawyers Politicians from Aalborg

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1872 births 1955 deaths