George Waschkies
Lithuanian politician
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George Waschkies (Lithuanian: Jurgis Vaškys, August 22, 1875 – April 26, 1954) was an ethnic German politician in Lithuania. Waschkies was a farmer from Ußlöknen, East Prussia, who represented the Memel Agricultural Party in the Lithuanian parliament for a short stint in 1926–27.
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George Waschkies | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Lithuanian Parliament for Klaipėda Region | |
| In office 1926–1927 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 22, 1875 Ußlöknen, Province of Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | April 26, 1954 (aged 78) |
| Resting place | Bremen-Lesum chapel 53°10′18″N 8°41′27″E |
| Party | Memel Agricultural Party |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Military service | |
| Years of service | 1897–1900 |
| Unit | 12th Lithuanian Uhlan Regiment, Imperial Germany Army |
Youth
Waschkies was born on August 22, 1875, in Ußlöknen (Užliekniai).[1] He attended school in his home village and worked at his father's farm following his confirmation.[1][2] Waschkies did military service 1897–1900 in the 12th Lithuanian Uhlan Regiment.[1][2] Waschkies took over the family farm after his father's death in 1903, but had to sell the property soon thereafter.[2] He married in 1904 and moved to his wife's town of Blausden (Blauzdžiai).[1][2] The couple had 14 children; as of 1927 eleven were alive.[2]
Career
Waschkies was one of the founders of the Wießen (Vyžiai) Credit Association in 1907.[1] In 1912 he was named director of the association.[1] In January 1916 he was named juror, and in 1917 he was named church warden.[1] In 1919 he became a member of the Heydekrug town council and in 1924 a member of the town board.[1] In 1919 he took charge as parish superintendent in Wießen and in July 1925 he became a parish council member.[1]
Waschkies was elected to the Third Seimas of Lithuania in the June 1926 parliamentary election as a Memel Agricultural Party candidate in the Klaipėda Region constituency.[1] The Seimas was dismissed in April 1927.[1]
He was a member of the Parliament of the Klaipėda Region 1932–1934.[1] On July 26, 1934 he took charge as acting vice speaker of the assembly.[1] He was removed from the assembly in August 1934.[1] His seat was left vacant.[3] In September 1935, during the local elections, 14 men, including Waschkies, attacked the election officials and smashed the ballot box in Juknaičiai.[4] On October 13, 1936, the appeal court found the men guilty and sentenced Waschkies to 11 months imprisonment.[5][6]