Karl Johann von Hueck (also spelled Johan; 6 July 1844 – 8 October 1925) was a

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politician who was the mayor of Reval (now

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) from April 1895 to February 1905. He graduated from the

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's Faculty of Economics in 1865, and went abroad thereafter. He was a farmer throughout what is now Estonia. He managed

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and

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manors after his return, and later owned

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manor. From 1891 to 1894, he was the secretary of the Estonian Agricultural Society, and was the chairman and honorary member of the Estonian Horticultural Society. von Hueck later became the mayor of Reval from April 1895 to February 1905. He was later a city councilor in Reval from 1905 to 1912. He was succeeded by Erast Hiatsintov.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hueck, Karl Johann von 1844 births 1925 deaths Politicians from Tartu People from Kreis Dorpat Baltic-German people Mayors of Tallinn University of Tartu alumni

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