László Palóczy

László Palóczy (14 October 1783 27 April 1861) was a Hungarian politician, who served as acting Speaker of the House of Representatives as oldest member of the lower house in 1849.

László Palóczy
Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office
9 January 1849  11 August 1849
Preceded byPál Almásy
Succeeded byKálmán Ghyczy
Personal details
Born(1783-10-14)14 October 1783
Miskolc, Kingdom of Hungary
Died27 April 1861(1861-04-27) (aged 77)
Pest, Kingdom of Hungary
Political partyOpposition Party
Professionpolitician

He was sentenced to death after the surrender at Világos but the sentence was changed to life imprisonment. After his release he moved to Miskolc. He became a member of the Diet of Hungary again in 1861, shortly before his death. He was the oldest member too. A street was named after him in his birthplace.

References

  • Jónás, Károly - Villám, Judit: A Magyar Országgyűlés elnökei 1848-2002. Argumentum, Budapest, 2002. pp. 8184
Political offices
Preceded by
Pál Almásy
Speaker of the House of Representatives
1849
Succeeded by
Kálmán Ghyczy


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