Josef Cichy ()(1852–1913 in
Cieszyn
Cieszyn ( , ; ; ) is a border town in southern Poland on the east bank of the Olza River, and the administrative seat of Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship. The town has 33,500 inhabitants ( and lies opposite Český Těšín in the Czech Repu ...
) was a Silesian politician. He owned a limestone furnace company in
Goleszów
Goleszów is a village and the seat of Gmina Goleszów (an administrative district) in Cieszyn County in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland.
The name of the village is possessive in origin, derived from a personal name ''Golesz''.
Histor ...
. He was one of the first officials of the
Silesian People's Party
The Silesian People’s Party (, , , ) was a political organization in Cieszyn Silesia that existed from 1909 to 1938 in Austrian Silesia, which later became international plebiscite territory and finally part of Czechoslovakia. The party includ ...
and ran as the party's candidate in an election to the Silesian Parliament in
Opava
Opava (; , ) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 55,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Opava (river), Opava River. Opava is one of the historical centres of Silesia and was a historical capital of Czech Sile ...
, from the election district of
Frysztat-
Cieszyn
Cieszyn ( , ; ; ) is a border town in southern Poland on the east bank of the Olza River, and the administrative seat of Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship. The town has 33,500 inhabitants ( and lies opposite Český Těšín in the Czech Repu ...
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Jabłonków
Jablunkov (; , ) is a town in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,300 inhabitants. The town has a significant Polish minority. It is inhabited by a large amount of Silesian Gorals.
Geogra ...
. He served as the leader of the local branch of the
Silesian People's Party
The Silesian People’s Party (, , , ) was a political organization in Cieszyn Silesia that existed from 1909 to 1938 in Austrian Silesia, which later became international plebiscite territory and finally part of Czechoslovakia. The party includ ...
in
Cieszyn
Cieszyn ( , ; ; ) is a border town in southern Poland on the east bank of the Olza River, and the administrative seat of Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship. The town has 33,500 inhabitants ( and lies opposite Český Těšín in the Czech Repu ...
. He was also a co-founder (in 1910) and chairman (from 1911) of the Union of Silesians. In 1911, he became the president of Head Authority of Election Committee for
Józef Kożdoń
Józef Kożdoń (; 8 September 1873 – 7 December 1949) was a Silesian autonomist politician.
Biography
Kożdoń was born on 8 September 1873 in Leszna Górna. He was a teacher (from 1893) and principal (from 1902) of primary schools in Strum ...
, the chairman Buy and Sale Company for East Silesia.
Sources
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Dariusz Jerczyński, Orędownicy niepodległości Śląska,
Zabrze
Zabrze (; German: 1915–1945: , full form: , , ) is an industrial city put under direct government rule in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. It lies in the western part of the Metropolis GZM, a metropolis with a population of around 2 m ...
2005 pages 219-220.
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Józef Kożdoń
Józef Kożdoń (; 8 September 1873 – 7 December 1949) was a Silesian autonomist politician.
Biography
Kożdoń was born on 8 September 1873 in Leszna Górna. He was a teacher (from 1893) and principal (from 1902) of primary schools in Strum ...
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Silesian People's Party
The Silesian People’s Party (, , , ) was a political organization in Cieszyn Silesia that existed from 1909 to 1938 in Austrian Silesia, which later became international plebiscite territory and finally part of Czechoslovakia. The party includ ...
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Ewald Latacz
Ewald Latacz (born 24 June 1885 in Kattowitz (Katowice); died 12 February 1953 in Frankfurt am Main) was a Silesian politician. He practiced as a lawyer in Racibórz since 1913, and as a civil law notary since 1919. He also co-founded the Union o ...
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Joseph Musiol
Joseph Musiol (; born 22 June 1865 in Mikołów) was a Silesian politician. He served as secretary of the Catholic Trade Union, Dariusz Jerczyński, "Józef Musioł (Joseph Musiol)", in: ''Orędownicy niepodległości Śląska'', Zabrze: 2005, pa ...
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Union of Upper Silesians
The Union of Upper Silesians (; ; Silesian: ''Ferajn Gůrnoślůnzokůw'') was an early 20th-century movement for the independence of Upper Silesia.
The movement had its genesis during the revolutions of 1848. Allied with the Silesian People's P ...
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Theofil Kupka
Theofil Kupka (Teofil/Theophil Kupka) (born 22 August 1885 in Marklowitz/Marklowice – died 20 November 1920 in Beuthen/Bytom) was a Silesian politician.
Biography
Kupka's childhood was spent in Marklowitz (Marklowice), where he and his ...
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Silesian politicians
Cooperative organizers
People from Cieszyn
People from Austrian Silesia
1852 births
1913 deaths