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

Bihar County Bihar was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary and a county of the Eastern Hungarian Kingdom and Principality of Transylvania (since the 16th century, when it was under the rule of the Princes of Transylvania). Most of ...

then

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. 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 (archaically anglicized Stephen Emery Louis Paul Tisza, in short Stephen Tisza; 22 April 1861 – 31 October 1918) was a Hungarian politician, prime minister, political scientist, inte ...

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

Aster Revolution The Aster Revolution or Chrysanthemum Revolution ( hu, Őszirózsás forradalom) was a revolution in Hungary led by Count Mihály Károlyi in the aftermath of World War I which resulted in the foundation of the short-lived First Hungarian Peopl ...

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 (german: Paumasch) is a small town in Pest County, Hungary. It is located on the HÉV commuter train line from Budapest to Szentendre Teje. Sights Pomáz is famous for its Serbian Orthodox church. Just as in nearby Szentendre, a Serbia ...

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 Gyula Gömbös 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 the northern part of , Hungary. The Danube of Szentendre separates into two parts, one of these is Tótfalu which laying on Szentendre Island the other one is Tahi at the foothills of Visegrád Mountains, 28 kilomete ...

Szentendre Szentendre () is a riverside town in Pest County, Hungary, between the capital city Budapest and Pilis Mountains, Pilis-Visegrád Mountains. The town is known for its museums (most notably the :hu: Szentendrei Szabadtéri Néprajzi Múzeum, Open- ...

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 between 1919 and 1920. He was also Minister of Trade from 19 July to 16 December 1920. Rubinek was the crea ...

. 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 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 the Hun ...

became

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in the cabinet of

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

. 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