Reumann, Jakob#

b. Vienna, Dec. 31, 1853, d. Klagenfurt (Carinthia), July 29, 1925, social democratic politician. Trained as a wood turner and founded the first union to represent that profession; 1889 became the first secretary of the social democratic party. Editor of the "Arbeiterzeitung", from 1900 member of the Vienna Municipal Council, 1907-1918 member of the Reichsrat, 1919-1923 first social democratic mayor of Vienna, which became a separate province during his term of office.

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