Wilhelm Boden

Boden was born on 5 March 1890 in Grumbach in the district Birkenfeld. Wilhelm Boden was the fourth of the seven children of the notary Constantin Boden and his wife Emilie. In 1894 the family moved to the city of Trier, where William also attended the humanistic Gymnasium. Subsequently, he studied law and political science at the University of Bonn and University of Berlin. == Career ==

After earning a doctorate, Boden began his career as a court assessor in Cologne and subsequently from 1917 he served as an assessor in multiple city administrations including Cologne, Düsseldorf and Essen. By Regulation No. 57, the new state was created on 30 August 1946 and the name of Boden from the beginning was proposed for the position of Minister president. Being an experienced and highly qualified jurist he had brought his knowledge and skills in various political bodies from before the Second World War. In this extensive experience, the occupying powers of Rhineland-Pfalz intervened after the war immediately so that Boden from the outset was instrumental in the reconstruction of the country. As the first appointed Minister president, Boden accompanied the elaboration of the Constitution and its adoption by referendum. On 8 July 1947, he announced his resignation. After Boden resigned as Minister president, Peter Altmeier was unanimously elected as the new Minister president in Rhineland-Palatinate. From 1947 to 1959 Boden served as the president of the in Rheinland-Pfalz. == Death ==

Boden remained a member of the Rhineland-Palatinate regional parliament until his death in the year 1961. == Honors ==

In 1953, Boden was decorated with the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. == References ==