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Michael Arthur Josef Jakob Hainisch
b. 15 Aug 1858, Aue bei Schottwien, Lower Austria [1]
d. 26 Feb 1940, Vienna [1] |
| Title: |
Bundespräsident (Federal President) [see note on style] |
| Term: |
9 Dec 1920 - 9 Dec 1924 |
| Chronology: |
9 Dec 1920, elected by the 1st Bundesversammlung (16:30-17:20 meeting) [6], Parlamentsgebäude, Vienna [3, p. 1] |
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9 Dec 1920, sworn in, 1st Bundesversammlung, Parlamentsgebäude, Vienna [3, p. 1] |
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9 Dec 1924, term expired |
| Term: |
9 Dec 1924 - 10 Dec 1928 |
| Chronology: |
9 Dec 1924, elected by the 2nd Bundesversammlung (15:20-16:05 meeting, 15:50 results announced), Vienna [4, p. 1] |
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9 Dec 1924, sworn in, 2nd Bundesversammlung, Vienna [4, p. 1] |
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9 Dec 1928, term expired |
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10 Dec 1928, between 13:00 and 14:00, presidency handover ceremony, Konferenzsaal, Präsidentschaftskanzlei, Ballhausplatz, Vienna [5, p. 2-3] |
| Biography: |
| Studied law in the universities of Leipzig and Vienna. Doctor's degree (1882). Worked in finance prosecutor's office in Vienna and education ministry; acquired land property, returned to private life (1890); involved in agricultural production at his estate in Jauern bei Spital am Semmering; educator and author of scientific and political works; honorary member of the Academy of Science; Federal President (9 Dec 1920 - 10 Dec 1928); Minister of Trade and Transportation (26 Sep 1929 – 17 Jun 1930). |
| Elections: |
| Candidate |
8 Dec 1920 [2, p. 3] |
| |
1st vote |
2nd vote |
3rd vote |
4th vote |
Viktor Kienböck
|
101 |
103 |
102 |
103 |
| Karl Seitz |
85 |
85 |
85 |
85 |
| Franz Dinghofer |
29 |
29 |
29 |
30 |
| blank/invalid |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| total votes cast |
217 |
219 |
217 |
219 |
| absolute majority |
108 |
109 |
109 |
110 |
| Candidate |
5th vote (9 Dec 1920) [3, p. 1] |
| Michael Arthur Josef Jakob Hainisch |
129 |
| Karl Seitz |
85 |
| blank/invalid |
3 |
| total votes cast |
217 |
| absolute majority |
109 |
| Candidate |
Vote (9 Dec 1924) [4, p. 1] |
Michael Arthur Josef Jakob Hainisch
|
111 |
| blank/invalid |
90 |
| total votes cast |
201 |
| absolute majority |
101 |
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| [1] |
Österreich-Lexikon (web site). |
| [2] |
Wiener Abendpost, Nr. 280, Donnerstag, den 9. Dezember 1920. |
| [3] |
Wiener Zeitung, Nr. 281, Freitag, den 10. Dezember 1920. |
| [4] |
Wiener Zeitung, Nr. 282, Mittwoch, 10. Dezember 1924. |
| [5] |
Wiener Zeitung, Nr. 284, Dienstag, 11. Dezember 1928. |
| [6] |
The 1st Bundesversammlung failed to elect the Federal President in four votes on 8 Dec 1920 and continued voting on 9 Dec 1920, when Michael Hainisch was elected. [2, p. 3], [3, p. 1] |
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Image: photograph, 1929 © Christian Brandstätter Verlag, Wien [1]. |
