József Farkas (politician)

József Farkas de Boldogfa
Member of the Hungarian Parliament
Personal details
Born (1857-01-28)28 January 1857
Bagod, county of Zala
Died 17 October 1951(1951-10-17) (aged 94)
Söjtör, county of Zala
Profession Politician, jurist

József Farkas de Boldogfa (28 January 1857 – 17 October 1951) was a Hungarian nobleman, jurist, landowner, politician, Member of the Hungarian Parliament.

Life

Rozália Sümeghy de Lovász et Szentmargitha (1857-1924), wife of József Farkas de Boldogfa.

Born in Bagod in the county of Zala, located in south-western region of the Kingdom of Hungary, József, was member of the ancient Roman Catholic Hungarian noble family Farkas de Boldogfa (in Hungarian: boldogfai Farkas család). He was son of Imre Farkas de Boldogfa (1811-1876), jurist, landowner, chief magistrate of the district of Zalaegerszeg (főszolgabíró), and Alojzia Horváth (1831-1919). His grandfather was János Nepomuk Farkas de Boldogfa (1774-1847), jurist, landowner, vice-ispán of the county of Zala (alispán of Zala). The cousin of József's father was Ferenc Farkas de Boldogfa (1838–1908), economyst, landowner, Zala county auditor and monetary comptroller of the county. Ferenc Farkas de Boldogfa's children, and József's second cousins were vitéz Sándor Farkas de Boldogfa (1880–1946), colonel, captain of the Order of Vitéz of the county of Zala, knight of the Order of the Iron Crown, and dr. István Farkas de Boldogfa (1875–1921), jurist, supreme chief magistrate of district of Sümeg in the county of Zala.

He attended secondary grammar school in Zalaegerszeg, Kőszeg and Sopron in Hungary. He learnt law in Budapest. He became of the representative of Zalaegerszeg in the Hungarian Parliament.

He married on 22 of February 1879 to Rozália Sümeghy de Lovász et Szentmargitha (1857-1924), daughter of the Hungarian nobleman Ferenc Sümeghy de Lovász et Szentmargitha (1819-1869), jurist, landowner, politician, member of the Hungarian Parliament, and a very good friend of Ferenc Deák.[1] József Farkas and Rozália Sümeghy had three sons, Kálmán, Tibor and Dénes.

At the period of being a representative, he took over the handling of the major of the family in Zala County. He was a member of the Committee of Administration in Zala County. At the voting there was no other competitor for the position, because Imre Veszter of the Liberal Party cancelled his nomination. He was elected as representative in the Hungarian Parliament for 4 terms: 1896–1901, 1901–1905, 1905–1906, and 1906–1910.

On 1909, Count Pál Batthyány de Németújvár resigned to his office as the lord-lieutenant of Zala county (zalai főispán) and József Farkas de Boldogfa was suggested by the local nobility to be elected as the successor.[2] Considering the delicate political situation of that time, József Farkas decided to reject the proposal.[3]

After the World War I, King Charles IV of Hungary was not allowed to continue on the throne and the admiral Miklós Horthy de Nagybánya was elected as regent of the Kingdom. József retreated totally from the political and social life, as he felt that new regime was totally illegitimate. Considering his long service to the Administration of the County of Zala, in 1929 the prestigious membership of the County Commission was donated to him, but as a protest he openly rejected it.[4]

His son, Tibor Farkas de Boldogfa was a Hungarian legitimist politician, Member of the Parliament after the World War I. Dénes also became a representative, after the finishing of World War II.

Bibliography

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  • Sturm Albert. Országgyűlési Almanach 1897-1901. 1897-Budapest
  • Zala megye archontológiája 1338–2000. Szerkesztő: Molnár András. Zalaegerszeg, 2000. Zalai Gyűjtemén. 267.p.

References

  1. ↑ Buzás Péter. Könyvészeti adatok. Söjtör. Száz magyar falu könyvesháza. 2007
  2. ↑ Balatonvidék, 1909 (13. évfolyam, 27-52. szám) • 1909-11-28 / 48. szám. 4.p.
  3. ↑ Zalamegye, 1909 (28. évfolyam, 27-52. szám) • 1909-11-21 / 47. szám
  4. ↑ Zalai Közlöny - 1929. július 28.
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