# Hugo Peus

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**Hugo Peus** (7 September 1809 – 13 July 1898) was a German jurist and politician.

## Life

Peus, son of Friedrich Peus and father of [H. Busso Peus](/source/H._Busso_Peus), studied law at [Humboldt University of Berlin](/source/Humboldt_University_of_Berlin). Following his father, he became a solicitor and barrister and notary in [Recklinghausen](/source/Recklinghausen) and was subsequently appointed Royal Prussian Legal Counsel (*Königlich Preußischer Justizrat*) by the King of [Prussia](/source/Prussia).[1]

Peus was a member of the City Council of Recklinghausen. From 1851 to 1852 he served as Acting Mayor of the City of Recklinghausen.[2]

In 1881, he was appointed honorary citizen of Recklinghausen.[3]

## References

1. ["Willkommen beim Portal der Archive in NRW"](http://www.archive.nrw.de/LAV_NRW/jsp/bestand.jsp?archivNr=1&tektId=2667). Retrieved 22 February 2017.

1. ["Stadt Recklinghausen - Bürgermeister von Recklinghausen"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120412003207/http://www.recklinghausen.de//TourismusStadtinformation/Geschichte/GeschichteStadtundVest/Buergermeister_von_Recklinghausen.asp). Archived from [the original](http://www.recklinghausen.de/tourismusstadtinformation/Geschichte/GeschichteStadtundVest/Buergermeister_von_Recklinghausen.asp) on 2012-04-12. Retrieved 2012-04-11.

1. europeonline-magazine.eu, europe online publishing house gmbh -. ["Recklinghausen (Stadt) - EUROPE ONLINE"](http://www.europeonline-magazine.eu/recklinghausen-stadt_46279.html). Retrieved 22 February 2017.

## Literature

Preussisches Staatsministerium: *Handbuch über den Königlich Preussischen Hof und Staat*, ISBN 1-147-32162-0

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