!!!Schlegel, Josef

b. Krásná Lípa, Czech Republic (then Schoenlinde), Dec. 29, 1869, 
d. Linz (Upper Austria), April 27, 1955, Christian-Socialist 
politician, judge. 1900-1918 member of the Reichsrat, from 1919 
Vice-Governor of Upper Austria and head of Finance Department, 
1927-1934 Governor. Stepped down after pressure from the Heimwehr 
(para-military force) and retired until 1947, 1947-1953 president of 
the Central Auditing Authority. Consolidated the finances of Upper 
Austria after 1918 and rendered great services to the development of 
the power industry and coal mining.

!Literature
H. Slapnicka, OOe., Die polit. Fuehrungsschicht 1918-1938, 
1976; A. Schlegel, Landeshauptmann J. S., in: Oberoesterreicher - 
Lebensbilder zur Geschichte OOe., vol. 5, 1986.



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