Adolf Goop
Adolf Goop | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Schellenberg | |
| In office 1927–1933 | |
| Preceded by | Karl Kaiser |
| Succeeded by | Philipp Elkuch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 March 1870 |
| Died | 18 September 1964 (aged 94) Schellenberg, Liechtenstein |
| Party | Christian-Social People's Party |
| Spouse |
Regina Olga Elkuch
(m. 1894; died 1961) |
| Relations | Ludwig Elkuch (father-in-law) |
| Children | 3 |
Adolf Goop (21 March 1870 – 18 September 1964) was a carpenter and politician who served as the Mayor of Schellenberg from 1927 to 1933.
Life
[edit]Goop was born on 21 March 1870 in Schellenberg as son of municipal councillor Andreas Goop and Karolina (née Öhri) as one of seven children. He initially worked as a factory boy and then a house servant before conducting a carpentry apprenticeship in Eschen. He worked as a farmer in Schellenberg and also as a carpenter in Feldkirch.[1]
He was a member of the Schellenberg municipal council from 1924 to 1927 as a member of the Christian-Social People's Party (VP), and then mayor of the municipality from 1927 to 1933.[1][2] During his time as mayor, he oversaw the construction of a new water supply system.[1] Goop unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the Landtag of Liechtenstein in the January/April 1926, 1928, and 1932 elections as a member of the VP.[3]
Goop married Regina Olga Elkuch (28 November 1894 – 28 August 1961), the daughter of mayor Ludwig Elkuch, on 8 April 1918 and they had they children together.[1] He died on 18 September 1964, aged 94; he was the oldest person in Liechtenstein at the time of his death.[1][4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 Büchel, Donat (31 December 2011). "Goop, Adolf". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ↑ Biedermann, Klaus; Mayr, Ulrike (2023). "Schellenberg (Gemeinde)". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ↑ Vogt 1987, pp. 205–208.
- ↑ "Alt-Gemeindevorsteher Adolf Goop zum Gedenken". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 22 September 1964. p. 1. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
Bibliography
[edit]- Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag (in German). Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.