Georg von Vincke was a Prussian politician, officer, landowner and aristocrat. As a political figure he was associated with the Old Liberals.
Occupation
politician, beamter, lord of the manor, jurist
Position held
Member of the Prussian House of Representatives, member of the Prussian Second Chamber, Member of the Customs Parliament, Member of the Frankfurt Parliament
Georg von Vincke (5 May 1811 – 3 June 1875) was a Prussian politician, officer, landowner and aristocrat. As a political figure he was associated with the Old Liberals.
Early life
He was born in Hagen, as a member of an old Westphalian noble Vincke family. He was the eldest son of Ludwig von Vincke and his first wife, Eleonore von Syberg (1788–1826).
Biography
He studied law at the University of Berlin and the University of Göttingen, served one volunteer year in the army, and then worked at courts in Berlin, Minden and Münster. From 1837 to 1848 he was District President of Hagen. In 1843 he was a member of the Westphalian Provincial Assembly and in 1847 in the United Diet (Vereinigter Landtag). From 20 May 1848 to 24 May 1849 he was a member for 13 Westphalian constituencies in the Frankfurt Parliament, where he joined the Café Milani faction. He served in several other representative institutions.
At first he was a supporter of the conservative factions, but from 1852 he increasingly supported the left, and was one of the main opponents of Otto Theodor von Manteuffel. From 1867 to 1869 Vincke was a deputy in the parliament of the North German Confederation.
