Arthur Haas

Arthur Haas (1829 - 1882) was a German politician and military officer. He was a member of the Freikonservative Partei from 1855 to 1865 and was briefly Minister of Justice in 1855.

Biography
Arthur Haas was brought up in the city center of Frankfurt, he spent as many days as he could working in his father's grocery store. His father moved to the city at a young age at first working in the market place before affording to rent his own shop. When Arthur turned 18 he enlisted into the officer school, after finishing his education he joined the military with the rank of leutnant. After several years of service he had received several commendations and promotions currently serving at the rank of Hauptmann. In 1852, Haas was reassigned to the VII. Korps in his hometown of Frankfurt to serve under Generalmajor Hermann Stanislaus von Heidelberg. In 1855, he was elected into the Reichstag for the FkP. That same year, he was appointed as Minister of Justice until the new elections called later that year. Haas continued to be a member of the Reichstag until 1865.