Francis Kruse

Francis Kruse (1854 – 1930) was president of the regency in bydgoszcz from 1901 to 1903, president of the regency of Minden from 1903 to 1909, and president of the regency of Düsseldorf from 1909 to 1919.

Biography

He was born on 28 May 1854 in Cologne. He was the son of Heinrich, editor-in-chief of a local newspaper, poet and writer, and Louise née Menckhoff. He attended the Frederick Wilhelm Gymnasium in Cologne, where he passed his matriculation exam in 1872. His family then moved to Berlin, where his father became the head of the Berlin editorial office of the Kölnische Zeitung.

Francis Kruse studied law at the University of Berlin. He then went on a several-month research trip to Italy, and after his return, he continued his legal studies at the universities of Heidelberg, Leipzig and Göttingen, where he was promoted to doctorate. He had a short professional internship at the District Court in Rheinsberg.

In 1876, he was employed as a referendary at the Municipal and Chamber Courts in Berlin. After obtaining the title of assessor in 1881, he left the discipline of judiciary and went into administration. From 1882 he worked at the Direct Tax Office in Berlin, and in 1883 he was appointed Landrat in Altena. In 1891 he went to work in the Prussian Ministry of the Interior. In 1896 he was appointed Senior Regency Councillor and Advisor to Minister Hans von Hammerstein.

On 14 September 1901 he was appointed president of the Regency in Bydgoszcz. He remained in this position for a year and a half, after which he was transferred to an equivalent post in Minden on 1 April 1903 in which he led the regency there until 1909. The last stage of his official activity was the position of president of the Regency in Düsseldorf (1909-1919). This was a promotion due to the economic importance of the Rhineland. His special merit was the development of housing construction and the electrification of most of the administered district.

After Germany's defeat in World War I and the fall of the German Empire, he decided to leave the state administration. As an avowed monarchist, he did not tolerate the state reality of the Weimar Republic. He moved to Bad Godesberg and settled in his villa, where he died on April 12, 1930.

In 1881 he was married to Margarete née Zander, daughter of a paper manufacturer from Bergisch Gladbach. He had eight children (2 sons and 6 daughters).

President of the Regency in Bydgoszcz

He took office as President of the Regency in Bydgoszcz on 24 September 1901. As an official, he combined liberalism with Prussian loyalty and loyalty to the monarchy, which manifested itself in tolerating some acts and counteracting others.

A spectacular proof of his preference was the gift of his father's private book collection to the newly created Municipal Library in Bydgoszcz. The donation included nearly 3,000 volumes, including many old and rare works.

He remained president of the Regency in Bydgoszcz until 1 April 1903, when he was transferred to an equivalent position in Minden.

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