László Almásy de Zsadány et Törökszentmiklós (27 July 1869 – 12 March 1936) was a Hungarian jurist, soldier and politician, who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives between 1929 and 1935.

Biography

He was born into an ancient

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noble family in

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. His brother, Sándor functioned as Lord Lieutenant (Count; ''comes'') of

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then Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County. László was married. He studied law and became doctor at the

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(today: ''Eötvös Loránd University''). After that he spent his voluntary military service in the 10th Hussar Regiment and was promoted to reserve Lieutenant. He became a lawyer in 1892. Almásy was a supporter of

István Tisza Count István Imre Lajos Pál Tisza de Borosjenő et Szeged (, English: Stephen Emery Louis Paul Tisza, short name: Stephen Tisza); (22 April 1861 – 31 October 1918) was a politician who served as Prime Minister of Hungary, prime minister ...

and participated in the organization of the Party of National Work after Hungarian Political Crisis of 1905-1906. He became a member of the

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in 1910. He served as a recorder in the House of Representatives from 1913 to 1918. During

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he served as a Government Commissioner at the

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for a short time. He was awarded with

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in 1915. He retired from the politics after the

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in 1918. During the time of the

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, he was held prisoner as a hostage for several weeks. He returned to the politics and became a member of the

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(MP) for

Pomáz Pomáz () is a small town in Pest County, Hungary. It is located on the HÉV commuter train line from Budapest to Szentendre. Sights Pomáz is famous for its Serbian Orthodox Church of St. George. Just as in nearby Szentendre, a Serbian commu ...

from the Unity Party in 1922. He was elected to a deputy speaker of the parliament. He resigned from that position when he was appointed deputy chairman of the Unity Party replacing

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who withdrew from the governing party in 1923. Honouring of his flood protection works, the Almásy Bridge (today: '' Tildy Bridge''), which connected

Tahitótfalu Tahitótfalu is a village in northern Pest county, Hungary, north of Budapest on the Buda side. It is a union of two formerly distinct settlements: Tahi, on the mainland, and Tótfalu on Szentendre Island Szentendre Island () is an island in t ...

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was named after him in 1926. He was inactive because of his disease during 1926 Hungarian parliamentary election therefore his tasks were carried out by his deputy, István Rubinek, brother of

Gyula Rubinek Gyula Rubinek de Zsitvabesenyő (10 September 1865 – 8 January 1922) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Agriculture An agriculture ministry (also called an agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, ...

. He was elected Member of Parliament for Pomáz again. He served as Chairman of the Unity Party from January 1927 to February 1929. After that he was appointed Speaker of the House of Magnates, when his predecessor,

Tibor Zsitvay Tibor Zsitvay de Zsitvatő (10 November 1884 – 9 July 1969) was a Hungary, Hungarian politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1929 and 1932. He finished law studies at the University of Budapest. He was the counsel of ...

became

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in the cabinet of

István Bethlen Count István Bethlen de Bethlen (8 October 1874 – 5 October 1946) was a Hungarians, Hungarian Aristocracy (class), aristocrat and politician, statesman and served as prime minister from 1921 to 1931. Early life The scion of an old Bethlen ...

. He died on 12 March 1936 at the age of 67.

External links

* Jónás, Károly - Villám, Judit: ''A Magyar Országgyűlés elnökei 1848-2002''. Argumentum, Budapest, 2002. pp. 275–278 {{DEFAULTSORT:Almasy, Laszlo 1869 births 1936 deaths 19th-century Hungarian lawyers Speakers of the House of Representatives of Hungary Laszlo 20th-century Hungarian lawyers