Franz Josef Hoop (politician, born 1861)

Franz Josef Hoop
Hoop in 1921
Member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein for Unterland
In office
4 September 1902 – 5 February 1922
Mayor of Ruggell
In office
1900–1912
Preceded byChrysostomus Büchel
Succeeded byAugust Büchel
In office
1891–1894
Preceded byChrysostomus Büchel
Succeeded byChrysostomus Büchel
Personal details
Born7 March 1861
Died15 January 1925 (aged 63)
Ruggell, Liechtenstein
PartyProgressive Citizens' Party (from 1918)
Spouse
Maria Öhri
(m. 1883)
Children5, including Franz Xaver

Franz Josef Hoop (7 March 1861 – 15 January 1925) was a politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1902 to 1922.[1] He previously served as mayor of Ruggell from 1897 to 1900 and again from 1900 to 1912.[2]

He worked as a farmer. He was a member of the Ruggell municipal council from 1885 to 1888, municipal treasurer from 1888 to 1891 and deputy mayor twice; from 1897 to 1900 and again from 1918 to 1921. He was a judge from 1903 to 1919 and a founding member of the Progressive Citizens' Party in 1918.[3]

Hoop married Maria Öhri (17 December 1861 – 6 June 1939) on 21 May 1883 and they had five children together.[3] His son Franz Xaver Hoop also served as mayor of Ruggell and in the Landtag.[4] Hoop died of pneumonia on 15 January 1925, aged 63.[5]

References

  1. ^ Vogt 1987.
  2. ^ Gassmann, Jens; Frommelt, Fabian; Mayr, Ulrike (2023). "Ruggell". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b Büchel, Donat (31 December 2011). "Hoop, Franz Josef (1861–1925)". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  4. ^ Büchel, Donat (31 December 2011). "Hoop, Franz Xaver". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Totentafel. Altvorsteher Franz Joseph Hoop in Ruggell". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 17 January 1925. p. 2. Retrieved 20 December 2025.

Further reading

  • Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag (in German). Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.