1. Carl Theodor Johann Ulrich was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party who served as the first State-President of the People's State of Hesse from 1918 to 1928.
16 Facts About Carl Ulrich
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Carl Ulrich was a member of the Hessian state parliament for 46 continuous years from 1885 to 1931, making him the longest-serving legislator in German history.
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Carl Ulrich served in the Reichstag for 36 years between 1890 and 1930.
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Carl Ulrich quickly became a committed socialist and labour organiser, for which he was arrested and imprisoned for 30 days in December 1874.
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In 1885, Ulrich was elected to both chambers of the Hessian state parliament.
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Carl Ulrich represented the city of Mainz in the upper house until 1896, and served continuously as a member of the lower house and its successor bodies until 1931.
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Carl Ulrich was elected to the Reichstag in 1890, of which he remained a member until the end of the Empire, excluding a single term of absence from 1903 to 1907.
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Carl Ulrich was elected to the city council of Offenbach in 1896 and served until 1918.
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Carl Ulrich formed a moderate cabinet comprising the SPD, the German Democratic Party, and the Zentrum, which served until the first elections were held in January 1919.
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The state constitution came into force on 20 March 1920, and Carl Ulrich continued in office as State-President.
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Carl Ulrich's government was re-elected in 1921,1924, and 1927.
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Carl Ulrich became a broadly popular figure in Hesse during his long political career, earning the nickname "the red grand duke".
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Carl Ulrich retired later that year and was succeeded as State-President by fellow Social Democrat Bernhard Adelung.
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Carl Ulrich remained a member of both the Reichstag and the state Landtag until 1930 and 1931, respectively.
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Carl Ulrich died in Offenbach city hospital on 12 April 1933.
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Carl Ulrich is buried in the old cemetery in Offenbach am Main.