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Wilhelm Marx
1863Jan, 15

Wilhelm Marx

Wilhelm Marx, German lawyer and politician, 17th Chancellor of Germany (d. 1946)
Wilhelm Marx (15 January 1863 – 5 August 1946) was a German lawyer, Catholic politician and a member of the Centre Party. He was the chancellor of Germany twice, from 1923 to 1925 and again from 1926 to 1928, and he also served briefly as the minister-president of Prussia in 1925, during the Weimar Republic. With a total of 3 years, 73 days, he was the longest consecutively serving Chancellor during the Weimar Republic.

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