György Majláth (1818–1883)

György Majláth (7 December 1818 – 29 March 1883), also known by his German name Georg von Majláth, was a Hungarian politician.[1]

György Majláth
Speaker of the House of Magnates
In office 22 March 1867 – 29 March 1883
Preceded by	Pál Sennyey
Succeeded by	László Szőgyény-Marich
Personal details
Born	7 December 1818 Pozsony, Kingdom of Hungary (today: Bratislava, Slovakia)
Died	29 March 1883 (aged 64) Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Political party	Conservative Party
Spouse(s)	Stefánia Prandau-Hilleprand
Children	Etelka György Sarolta József István László Gusztáv
Profession	politician

The native form of this personal name is Majláth György. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Majláth was born in Pressburg (Pozsony), Kingdom of Hungary (today Bratislava, Slovakia), to György Majláth, also a Hungarian politician. He entered the civil service of the county of Baranya, of which he was deputy from 1839 to 1843. The legislature appointed him administrator of the county in 1843, and county head in 1848. However he withdrew to private life during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848.[1]

He reentered politics a decade later, playing a large part from 1859 in a strengthened legislature. In 1866 he became Chancellor of Hungary, and later the judex curiae (judge royal) of Hungary.[1] He was Speaker of the Diet of Hungary from 22 March 1867 until his death on 29 March 1883.[2] He was killed during a robbery in 1883.[1]

References

1. "Mailáth". Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. 11 (4th ed.). 1890. pp. 113–114.
2. Official website of the National Assembly of Hungary

Political offices
Preceded by György Andrássy	Judge royal 1867–1883	Succeeded by Pál Sennyey
Preceded by Pál Sennyey	Speaker of the House of Magnates 1867–1883	Succeeded by László Szőgyény-Marich