German jurist and politician
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, studied law at Humboldt University of Berlin. Following his father, he became a solicitor and barrister and notary in Recklinghausen and was subsequently appointed Royal Prussian Legal Counsel ("Königlich Preußischer Justizrat") by the King of Prussia.
Peus was a member of the City Council of Recklinghausen. From 1851 to 1852 he served as Acting Mayor of the City of Recklinghausen.
In 1881, he was appointed honorary citizen of Recklinghausen.
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Literature.
Preussisches Staatsministerium: "Handbuch über den Königlich Preussischen Hof und Staat", 