Václav Fresl (14 October 1868, in
Pelhřimov,
Kingdom of Bohemia – 23 December 1915) was a
Czech politician of the late-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He was a member of the
Czech National Socialist Party
The Czech National Socialist Party ( cs, Česká strana národně socialistická), abbreviated to ČSNS 2005, was a centre-left nationalist political party in the Czech Republic. Founded in 2005 by members of the Czech National Social Party beca ...
from Pilsen/
Plzeň
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and was a member of the
Imperial Council in
Vienna. Fresl was a close collaborator of
Václav Klofáč and was infamous in
Austrian parliamentary circles as a leader in the disruptions that often paralyzed the Austrian parliament. Fresl once kept the parliament from transacting its business by speaking for more than 13 hours straight, after which he had to be carried from the hall by supporters.
References
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Bohuslav Šantruček: ''Václav Klofáč (1868-1928), Pohledy do života a díla'' (''
Václav Klofáč (1868-1928), His life and work''), Prague,
Melantrich
Melantrich ( cs, Nakladatelství Melantrich - Publishing House Melantrich) was a large Czech language publishing house connected with the Czech National Social Party. Established in 1897, the publisher remained in existence until 1999.
In 1897 t ...
, 1928.
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Libor Vykoupil: ''Jiří Stříbrný. Portrét politika.'' (''
Jiří Stříbrný
Jiří Stříbrný (14 January 1880 – 21 January 1955) was a Czech politician. He was one of the "founding fathers" of the Czechoslovak Republic, but became a quite controversial figure later on. He died in prison in 1955, after being charged w ...
. Portrait of a politician.''), Brno,
Masaryk University, 2003, .
1868 births
1915 deaths
People from Pelhřimov
People from the Kingdom of Bohemia
Czech National Social Party politicians
Members of the Austrian House of Deputies (1901–1907)
Members of the Austrian House of Deputies (1907–1911)
Members of the Austrian House of Deputies (1911–1918)
Politicians from Austria-Hungary
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