Joseph Musiol
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Joseph Musiol (born June 22, 1865 in Mikołów) was a Silesia
n politician. He served as secretary of the Catholic Trade Union, as a member of the town council in Bytom
, and as leader of a local group in Bytom
. He was also a member of the German Catholic Centre Party
and a member of the leadership of the Catholic People’s Party of Upper Silesia, an autonomic division of the Centre Party.
Musiol served as a deputy in the Prussian Parliament from January 26, 1919 to November 22, 1922 and argued for the independence of Upper Silesia
as a multilingual but unified state like Switzerland
. He was expelled from the Catholic People’s Party in April 1921 for activities that clashed with the official stance of the party. Around the same time, all local groups in Bytom were dissolved, and early in February 1921 Musiol was excluded from the leadership of this party. After leaving his position as deputy, he became manager of the law office of the Polish-language newspaper Katolik (Catholic). He co-founded and managed a propaganda of the Union of Upper Silesians
beginning in 1919, and he served as leader of the Union from December 1921 to its dissolution in 1924. In 1922 he ran for a town council position in Bytom as part of the Union Tenant's Protection. Nothing is known of his life after 1924.
Silesia
Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...
n politician. He served as secretary of the Catholic Trade Union, as a member of the town council in Bytom
Bytom
Bytom is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. The central-western district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of 2 millions. Bytom is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Bytomka river .The city belongs to the Silesian Voivodeship since...
, and as leader of a local group in Bytom
Bytom
Bytom is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. The central-western district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of 2 millions. Bytom is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Bytomka river .The city belongs to the Silesian Voivodeship since...
. He was also a member of the German Catholic Centre Party
Centre Party (Germany)
The German Centre Party was a Catholic political party in Germany during the Kaiserreich and the Weimar Republic. Formed in 1870, it battled the Kulturkampf which the Prussian government launched to reduce the power of the Catholic Church...
and a member of the leadership of the Catholic People’s Party of Upper Silesia, an autonomic division of the Centre Party.
Musiol served as a deputy in the Prussian Parliament from January 26, 1919 to November 22, 1922 and argued for the independence of Upper Silesia
Upper Silesia
Upper Silesia is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia. Since the 9th century, Upper Silesia has been part of Greater Moravia, the Duchy of Bohemia, the Piast Kingdom of Poland, again of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown and the Holy Roman Empire, as well as of...
as a multilingual but unified state like Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. He was expelled from the Catholic People’s Party in April 1921 for activities that clashed with the official stance of the party. Around the same time, all local groups in Bytom were dissolved, and early in February 1921 Musiol was excluded from the leadership of this party. After leaving his position as deputy, he became manager of the law office of the Polish-language newspaper Katolik (Catholic). He co-founded and managed a propaganda of the Union of Upper Silesians
Union of Upper Silesians
The Union of Upper Silesians was a mass movement for the independence of Upper Silesia. The lands of Prussian Upper Silesia and Austrian Silesia, which existed from January 1919 to 1924 within the borders of Germany, then in the borders of the international plebiscite territory, constituted Upper...
beginning in 1919, and he served as leader of the Union from December 1921 to its dissolution in 1924. In 1922 he ran for a town council position in Bytom as part of the Union Tenant's Protection. Nothing is known of his life after 1924.
Sources
- Dariusz JerczyńskiDariusz JerczyńskiDariusz Jerczyński is a Silesian politician and historical writer.-Biography:Dariusz Jerczyński has authored books about the history of Silesia, historical articles in the magazines Czas Górnośląski and Jaskółka Śląska. From 2001 to 2007, Jerczyński was a member of the Silesian Autonomy Movement...
, Józef Musioł (Joseph Musiol) , in: Orędownicy niepodległości Śląska, Zabrze 2005, ISBN 83-919589-4-9 pages 144-150. - Guido Hitze, Carl Ulitzka (1873–1953) oder Oberschlesien zwischen den Weltkriegen, Düsseldorf 2002.
- Andrea Schmidt-Rösler, Autonomie und Separatismusbestrebungen in Oberschlesien 1918-1922, „Zeitschrift für Ostmitteleuropa” Forschung 1, 1999.
- Günther Doose, Die separatistische Bewegung in Oberschlesien nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg (1918–1922), Wiesbaden 1987.
See also
- Ewald LataczEwald LataczEwald Latacz was Silesian politician, doctor of law, lawyer in Racibórz since 1913 and Wodzisław Śląski, chairman of Workers Council in Wodzisław Śląski and co-founder secret Upper Silesian Committee in 1918, civil law notary since 1919, co-founder and leader Union of Upper Silesians in the period...
- Józef KożdońJózef KożdońJózef Kożdoń was Silesian autonomist politician.-Biography:...
- Josef CichyJosef CichyJosef Cichy was Silesian politician, owner of manufacture in Goleszów, member of the first authorities of Silesian People's Party, a candidate this party in the time election to Silesian Parliament in Opava from country election district Frysztat-Cieszyn-Jabłonków, leader of local group of...
- Silesian People's PartySilesian People's PartyThe Silesian People’s Party was a political organization in Cieszyn Silesia that existed from 1909 to 1938 in Austrian Silesia, which later became international plebiscite territory and finally part of Czechoslovakia. The party included mainly Slavic people, who saw themselves as members of a...
- Theofil KupkaTheofil KupkaTheofil Kupka was a Silesian politician.- Biography :...
- Silesian Autonomy MovementSilesian Autonomy MovementThe Silesian Autonomy Movement is a movement officially declaring its support for the autonomy of Silesia as part of a unified Europe. The association was founded in January 1990 by Rudolf Kołodziejczyk and is based in the Polish part of Upper Silesia...