Emanuel Chobot (; 1 January 1881 – 7 June 1944) was a

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activist and politician. He was the chairman of the Polish Socialist Workers Party, the social democratic party active amongst the Polish minority in

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. He was also the Director-General of the Consumers Association 'Gec' in

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Personal life

Chobot was the son of Józef Chobot (a coal miner by profession) and Barbara Uher. He graduated from primary school in Orłowa and worked as a coal miner in

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and (1895–1898) and Orłowa (1898–1907).
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' He was married to Franziska Onderek. He lived at Nádražní 96, Moravská Ostrava.

Trade unionism and cooperative movement

Chobot joined the miners movement. He was a member of the miners union 'Prokop' and the Miners' Union of Moravia, Silesia and Galicia (later transformed into the Miners' Union of Austria). Chobot led the

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branch of the Union of Metalworkers. Chobot was also active in the cooperative movement. He served as deputy chairman of the District Health Fund in Cieszyn in 1910–1912. From 1912 he led the Ostrava branch of the Austrian consumers' cooperative movement. During the

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, he led the Polish Workers Association 'Siła'.

Parliamentarian

Chobot was elected Member of Parliament in the

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, representing the electoral coalition of the Polish minority parties and the Jewish Party. Chobot was one of two Polish parliamentarians elected on behalf of this coalition, the other being Jan Buzek of the Polish People's Party.Collegium Carolinum (Munich, Germany), and Karl Bosl.
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: Oldenbourg, 1979. pp. 229–230

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chobot, Emanuel 1881 births 1944 deaths People from Orlová People from Austrian Silesia Polish people from Trans-Olza Polish Socialist Workers Party politicians Members of the Chamber of Deputies of Czechoslovakia (1929–1935) Members of the Executive of the Labour and Socialist International Polish cooperative organizers Polish coal miners