Adolf Spies von Büllesheim

Adolf Freiherr Spies von Büllesheim (June 4, 1929 – February 12, 2011) was a German politician, farmer and lawyer.[1]

Life
Haus Hall, Ratheim

Adolf Spies von Büllesheim was born in Haus Hall in Ratheim, district of Heinsberg, in North Rhine-Westphalia, property of the baronial Spies von Büllesheim family since the 18th century.[2] He was the son of Egon Franz Freiherr Spies von Büllesheim and his wife Maria (born Freiin von Oer).[2]

After school in Erkelenz he studied German law and farming at universities in Cologne and in Bonn. After university he worked as a farmer and a lawyer from 1960 to 1997.

Since 1952 Spies von Büllesheim was a member of the CDU political party.[3] From 1969 to 1972 he was mayor of Hückelhoven.[4] From 1972 to 1987 Spies von Büllesheim was member of the German Bundestag for Heinsberg.[5]

He died in 2011 in Neuhall, Ratheim.

Personal life

Spies von Büllesheim was married to Gräfin Maria Immaculata (born Concha) von Mirbach-Harff, Freiin von Vittinghoff (1938–2002), and together they had six children.[2]

Awards

Notes and references
  1. "Freiherr" is not part of the name but a title of nobility, the German equivalent of "baron"
  2. Pfarre-Ratheim.de: Die Geschichte von Haus Hall
  3. Aachener Zeitung.de: Trauer um Adolf Spies von Büllesheim, February 14, 2011
  4. CDU Hückelhoven.de: Die CDU Hückelhoven trauert um ihren Ehrenvorsitzenden Dr. Adolf Freiherr Spies von Büllesheim
  5. Bilddatenbank.bundestag.de: Adolf Freiherr Spies von Büllesheim

Further reading
  • Rudolf Vierhaus, Ludolf Herbst (eds.), Bruno Jahn (coll.): Biographisches Handbuch der Mitglieder des Deutschen Bundestages. 1949–2002. Bd. 2: N–Z. Anhang. K. G. Saur, München 2002, ISBN 3598237820, pp. 829–830
  • Frank Körfer: "Adolf Spies von Büllesheim (1929–2011) und die Familie Spieß von Büllesheim zu Hall". In: Kreis Heinsberg (publ.): Heimatkalender des Kreises Heinsberg
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