Petrus Theodorus Hubertus Maria (Pierre) Dobbelmann

Foto P.Th.H.M. DobbelmannPierre was born 19th of June 1862 in Nijmegen and died at age of 72 on 25th of August 1934 also in Nijmegen.
The soap manufacture from Nijmegen was, as his father before him,  political active. He was a socially entrepreneur who wanted to stop the socialism by looking at the interest of employees. Pierre was member of the Roman Catholic State Party (Rooms-Katholieke Staatspartij). His political carrier ended in 1932 when he voted against a new law. He was removed of the list of candidates at age of 72.    

Dutch original text can be found at www.parlement.com

 

His Curriculum Vitae is formidable.

- Studied at the Gymnasium at the Roman Catholic St. Willibrordus College in "Katwijk aan de Rijn" until 1880.
-  worked at the soap factory "Gebr. Dobbelmann" in Nijmegen, from 1880 until 1889
-  manager of the soap factory "Gebr. Dobbelmann" in Nijmegen, from 1889 until 1904
-  senior director of "Gebr. Dobbelmann" (as of 1903 named N.V. Zeepfabriek "Het Anker") in Nijmegen, from 1904 until 15 April 1929
-  member Provincial States of Gelderland for the district Nijmegen, from 9 February 1904 until Juli 1922
-  member City Council of Nijmegen, from 1905 until 1924
-  member First Chamber of the State-General for the province Gelderland, from 25 July 1922 until 18 September 1923
-  member First Chamber of the State-General, from 18 September 1923 until 20 September 1932 (for Group II)
- Member of the Board of Commissionairs  of the Publisher; N.V. Uitgeversmaatschappij "De Gelderlander"

Place and address
-  Nijmegen, Vondelstraat 1, about 1923
-  Nijmegen, Mary's Home (in the summer)
-  Hatert,  "De Winkelsteegh" (in the summer, from 1912)
-  Nice, France (in the winter)

Decorations
-  Officier in de Orde van Oranje-Nassau
-  Ridder in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw, 30 augustus 1929

Honorary functions
- protector of the "Roomsch-Katholieke Werkliedenvereeniging"