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Joseph Roth (Roth (born 30 January 1896 in Cologne, † 22 January 1945 in Bad Godesberg) was a German politician of the Centre Party). He was first Chairman of the Centre Party in Bad Godesberg, district council member of the District Bonn-country, elementary school teacher and enemy of the Third Reich. ==Life and career== Roth was the first of seven children of the church- and decorative painter Wilhelm Roth (1870-1948) and his wife Margarethe Kruth (1866-1932). He grew up in the Belgian Quarter in Cologne in a strict Catholic environment and became a great devotee of Our Lady of Fátima〔Familyarchive Roth, Letter from 22 Januar 1945 from his sister Elisabeth Roth to their father Wilhelm Roth〕 (which is why he gave his three children nicknamed Maria). Three of his younger brothers, Willi (1898-1952), Ernst-Moritz (1902-1945) and Karl Gustav (1902-1987) were priests. Roth was supposed to take over his father's company ''Roth & van der Kaaij'', but then decided his younger brother, Albert (1897-1914), to learn the craft of the father. After attending primary school, Roth trained as a primary school teacher in Euskirchen.〔Townarchive Rheinbach: ''Schulchronik Volksschule'' 13 Mai 1921〕 From 1914 to 1917 he participated in the First World War as a volunteer in the 5th Westphalian Infantry Regiment No. 53, was wounded at Neuve Chapelle and was awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class and the Wound Badge.〔Familyarchive Roth'', letters from the battlefield vom 19. Oktober 1916〕 After his release in 1917 from the military he graduated in January 1918 from his training as a primary school teacher in Euskirchen. As a trainee, he worked at various places in primary schools: 20 February 1918 - 15 June 1918 in Obergeilenkausen; 17 June 1918 - 15 January 1919 in Honrath; 18 January 1919 - 31 March 1921, the Burgschule Godesberg, 1 April 1921 - 15 July 1921 at the catholic primary school in Rheinbach; 16 July 1921 - 13 September 1921 at the Martin school in Euskirchen; 11 October 1921 - 1 May 1922 in Porz; 2 May 1922 - 31 August 1924 Friesdorf; 1 December 1925 - 31 March 1927 in Mehlem and from 1 April 1927 - 31 July 1927 at the primary school Burgschule in Godesberg. Finally, the Contract was an elementary school teacher on 9 August 1927 at the Burgschule.〔Townarchive Bonn: ''personnel File Joseph Roth.'' P. 3.〕 1924 married Katharina Paffenholz(1900-1979). His political career started in the Windthorstbund (Windthorst covenant) in Bad Godesberg.〔Familyarchive Roth''memoirs from Wilhelm Roth: Mein Vater - Joseph Roth.'' P. 1〕 Then he moved quickly to the Centre Party, chaired by the former County Council member Bonn-country, Peter Hensen (1888-1958), and a short time later was elected as his deputy in the District Council. After Hensen resigned 1931 the chairmanship of the Centre Party, Roth became the first Chairman.〔State archives (Hauptstaatsarchiv) Düsseldorf: ''L.A. Bonn Nr. 972, 958 and 173-b-16-18/27〕 In March 1933 he was elected a full member of the District Council Bonn-country.〔Townarchive Bonn: ''General-Anzeiger.'' 14. März 1933〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joseph Roth (politician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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