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| Order: | 17th and 19th Chancellor of Germany |
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| Term of Office: | 1923 - 1925 and 1926 - 1928 |
| Date of Birth: | January 15, 1863 |
| Date of Death: | August 5, 1946 |
| Political Party: | Catholic Center Party |
| Profession: | lawyer |
Wilhelm Marx ( January 15, 1863– August 5, 1946) was a German Catholic politician and a member of the Centre Party. He served as Chancellor of GermanyThe head of government in Germany has traditionally been called Kanzler ( Chancellor). The name of the office today is Bundeskanzler (Federal Chancellor); from 1871 to 1945, it was Reichskanzler (Imperial Chancellor). During the period of the Norddeutsche from 1923 to 1925 and again from 1926 to 1928, and was the Centre Party's (and, in the second round, the entire Weimar Coalition's) presidential candidate in 1925, when he was defeated by Paul von Hindenburg.
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