Johann Wilhelm Buck (12 November 1869 in

Bautzen Bautzen () or Budyšin () is a hill-top town in eastern Saxony, Germany, and the administrative centre of the district of Bautzen. It is located on the Spree river. In 2018 the town's population was 39,087. Until 1868, its German name was ''Budis ...

Kingdom of Saxony The Kingdom of Saxony (german: Königreich Sachsen), lasting from 1806 to 1918, was an independent member of a number of historical confederacies in Napoleonic through post-Napoleonic Germany. The kingdom was formed from the Electorate of Saxon ...

– 2 December 1945 in

Radebeul Radebeul ( hsb, Radobyle) is a town (''große Kreisstadt'') in the Elbe valley in the district of Meißen (district), Meißen in Saxony, Germany, a suburb of Dresden. It is well known for its viticulture, a museum dedicated to writer Karl May ...

) was a German

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and representative of the

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and the splinter party,

Old Social Democratic Party of Germany The Old Social Democratic Party of Germany (german: Alte Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands, ASPD), known as the Old Social Democratic Party of Saxony (german: Alte Sozialdemokratische Partei Sachsens) until 1927, was a political party in Ge ...

. From 5 May 1920 to 21 March 1923, he was

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of the

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1869 births 1945 deaths People from Bautzen Politicians from the Kingdom of Saxony Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians Old Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians Members of the 13th Reichstag of the German Empire Members of the Weimar National Assembly Members of the Reichstag 1920–1924 Ministers-President of Saxony Members of the Landtag of Saxony {{Germany-politician-stub

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