Dagobert Friedländer

Dagobert Friedländer (19 February 1826 – 27 June 1904) was a banker and one of only two Jewish members of the House of Lords of Prussia.

He was born in Chodziesen (1879-1918: Kolmar), in the Prussian Grand Duchy of Posen in 1826.

He also became active in the civic life of the town, taking the position of vice-chair of the City Council, and founding a home for the blind[2] In 1857, Friedländer moved to Bromberg.

In 1881, in the wake of antisemitic fervor in the area, Dagobert sold his bank and resigned his appointment and moved to Frankfurt[2] In 1883, Dagobert returned to the finance business, accepting a position with the Bank for Industry and Commerce in Frankfurt, where he remained until 1891.

He left Frankfurt in 1892, moving to Breitenstein in Ermatingen, Switzerland, near Lake Constance; he died there on June 27, 1904.