Géza Teleki de Szék, Count
Géza Teleki (1843-1913) was born into a Catholic family in 1843. He was educated in Transylvania and studied law at Hohenheim. He first served as a member of the administrative committee in Satu Mare County and later as a member of the Parliament. Between 1889 and 1890 he also held the position of Minister of the Interior. After the turn of the century he retired from politics and was mainly involved in scientific and charitable associations. His success as an entrepreneur is attested to by the fact that, as chairman of the Budapest General Electricity Joint Stock Company between 1896 and 1906, he made a significant contribution to the development and success of the company.
Géza Teleki was born into a Roman Catholic family on 28 September 1843. His father Ede Teleki (1813-1875) was a landowner and his mother Matild Haller (1817-1892) was a countess. His only child was Pál Teleki (1879-1941), a geographer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Hungary twice (1920-1921, 1939-1941).
The young Teleki attended schools in Nagybánya, Oradea and Târgu Mures. After completing his secondary education, he studied law at the Hohenheim Academy. He then worked as an honorary notary in Kővárvidie. After the dissolution of the local jurisdiction, he took on responsibilities in the public affairs of Satu Mare County as a member of the administrative commission.
He was first elected as a Member of Parliament in 1875. He held this office six more times, representing the Libertarian Party. His career took an upward turn, first as a member of the House of Representatives and then as Minister of the Interior in the government of Kálmán Tisza from June 1889 to March 1890. Together with Antal Tibád, State Secretary, they drafted proposals for administrative reform.
After the fall of Tisza, he left his former position and was appointed a de facto internal secret adviser. The Hungarian Academy of Sciences elected him a member of the Board of Directors on 4 May 1899. From 1894 until his death in 1913, he was president of the Hungarian Historical Society and an honorary member of the Petőfi Society. He was also actively involved in the management of various charitable associations: his membership of more than twenty scientific and charitable associations testifies to the extent of his activities in this field. Notably, among others, he was president of the Klotild Love House and of the White Cross Society's Lelenchase. In 1904, he resigned from the latter post, and increasingly withdrew from public life. In the early 1900s he resided in Budapest and Pribékfalva.
His entrepreneurial activities are also noteworthy. He was president and director of, among others, the National Casino, the National Hungarian Mining and Metallurgical Association, the Hungarian General Coal Mining Company from 1891 until his death in 1913, and the Kecskemét Canning Plant Company from 1912 until his death in 1913. Géza Teleki was also president of the National Hungarian Mutual Insurance Cooperative, the National Pension Fund Association of Private Employees, the Hungarian General Coal Mining Joint Stock Company, the Zsibó-Nagybánya Local Interest Railway Joint Stock Company, the Satu Mare County Savings Bank Joint Stock Company, among others, National Hungarian Mining and Metallurgy Association, Vilonya Leather Factory Joint Stock Company, Nagybánya First Mill and Distillery Joint Stock Company, Bihor-Szilágy Oil Industry Joint Stock Company and the National Assembly Bulletin Stone and Book Printing Joint Stock Company. He was also chairman of the Budapest General Electricity Joint Stock Company between 1896 and 1906, but according to the press of the time he was deprived of this position by Kálmán Széll. In any case, it is a testament to his competence that the company developed significantly during his presidency, and the length of the electricity cables laid by the company increased tenfold. In addition to his corporate activities, it is also worth mentioning his literary activities, which include his folk play, which was also performed at the Népszínház.
Géza Teleki died on 27 September 1913. His death was accompanied by the fact that two weeks before his death he had been hospitalised with a serious kidney ailment. He underwent surgery at the Red Cross Society Hospital, but the operation was unsuccessful.
His body was removed on 28 September and buried with great pomp in the great hall of the mourning house in the 5th district of Budapest (József tér 7). As a testimony to Teleki's entrepreneurial success and popularity, uniformed miners from the Tatai Coal Mining Company surrounded the funeral. The funeral service was conducted by Bishop Tibor Boromissza of Satu Mare, who was a close friend of Teleki through his contacts in Satu Mare. The body of Géza Teleki was buried with great pomp and ceremony on 30 September.
Sources
Mining and Metallurgy Journals 1913.
BME Honi Ipar 1912.
BME Chemical Industry 1913.
Ágnes Kenyeres (editor-in-chief): Hungarian Biographical Dictionary. Akadémiai Kiadó. Budapest, 1982. 834.
József Szinnyei: Life and Works of Hungarian Writers XIII (Steiner-Télfy). Association of Hungarian Publishers and Book Distributors. Budapest, 1909. 1405-1407.
Press material 1875-1913.
Born: 28 September 1843.
Place of birth: Dés
Date of death: 27 September 1913.
Place of death: Budapest (Budapest capital)
Occupation: politician, Privy Councillor, Member of Parliament and Minister of the Interior, writer, President of the Budapest General Electricity Company
Parents: Ede Teleki (1813-1875), Matild Haller (1817-1892)
Spouses: Irén Muratty (1852-1941)
Children: count Pál Széki Teleki (1879-1941)
Author: Róbert Szabó
Born: 28 September 1843.
Place of birth: Dés
Date of death: 27 September 1913.
Place of death: Budapest (Budapest capital)
Occupation: politician, Privy Councillor, Member of Parliament and Minister of the Interior, writer, President of the Budapest General Electricity Company
Parents: Ede Teleki (1813-1875), Matild Haller (1817-1892)
Spouses: Irén Muratty (1852-1941)
Children: count Pál Széki Teleki (1879-1941)
Author: Róbert Szabó
Géza Teleki de Szék, Count
Géza Teleki (1843-1913) was born into a Catholic family in 1843. He was educated in Transylvania and studied law at Hohenheim. He first served as a member of the administrative committee in Satu Mare County and later as a member of the Parliament. Between 1889 and 1890 he also held the position of Minister of the Interior. After the turn of the century he retired from politics and was mainly involved in scientific and charitable associations. His success as an entrepreneur is attested to by the fact that, as chairman of the Budapest General Electricity Joint Stock Company between 1896 and 1906, he made a significant contribution to the development and success of the company.
Géza Teleki was born into a Roman Catholic family on 28 September 1843. His father Ede Teleki (1813-1875) was a landowner and his mother Matild Haller (1817-1892) was a countess. His only child was Pál Teleki (1879-1941), a geographer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Hungary twice (1920-1921, 1939-1941).
The young Teleki attended schools in Nagybánya, Oradea and Târgu Mures. After completing his secondary education, he studied law at the Hohenheim Academy. He then worked as an honorary notary in Kővárvidie. After the dissolution of the local jurisdiction, he took on responsibilities in the public affairs of Satu Mare County as a member of the administrative commission.
He was first elected as a Member of Parliament in 1875. He held this office six more times, representing the Libertarian Party. His career took an upward turn, first as a member of the House of Representatives and then as Minister of the Interior in the government of Kálmán Tisza from June 1889 to March 1890. Together with Antal Tibád, State Secretary, they drafted proposals for administrative reform.
After the fall of Tisza, he left his former position and was appointed a de facto internal secret adviser. The Hungarian Academy of Sciences elected him a member of the Board of Directors on 4 May 1899. From 1894 until his death in 1913, he was president of the Hungarian Historical Society and an honorary member of the Petőfi Society. He was also actively involved in the management of various charitable associations: his membership of more than twenty scientific and charitable associations testifies to the extent of his activities in this field. Notably, among others, he was president of the Klotild Love House and of the White Cross Society's Lelenchase. In 1904, he resigned from the latter post, and increasingly withdrew from public life. In the early 1900s he resided in Budapest and Pribékfalva.
His entrepreneurial activities are also noteworthy. He was president and director of, among others, the National Casino, the National Hungarian Mining and Metallurgical Association, the Hungarian General Coal Mining Company from 1891 until his death in 1913, and the Kecskemét Canning Plant Company from 1912 until his death in 1913. Géza Teleki was also president of the National Hungarian Mutual Insurance Cooperative, the National Pension Fund Association of Private Employees, the Hungarian General Coal Mining Joint Stock Company, the Zsibó-Nagybánya Local Interest Railway Joint Stock Company, the Satu Mare County Savings Bank Joint Stock Company, among others, National Hungarian Mining and Metallurgy Association, Vilonya Leather Factory Joint Stock Company, Nagybánya First Mill and Distillery Joint Stock Company, Bihor-Szilágy Oil Industry Joint Stock Company and the National Assembly Bulletin Stone and Book Printing Joint Stock Company. He was also chairman of the Budapest General Electricity Joint Stock Company between 1896 and 1906, but according to the press of the time he was deprived of this position by Kálmán Széll. In any case, it is a testament to his competence that the company developed significantly during his presidency, and the length of the electricity cables laid by the company increased tenfold. In addition to his corporate activities, it is also worth mentioning his literary activities, which include his folk play, which was also performed at the Népszínház.
Géza Teleki died on 27 September 1913. His death was accompanied by the fact that two weeks before his death he had been hospitalised with a serious kidney ailment. He underwent surgery at the Red Cross Society Hospital, but the operation was unsuccessful.
His body was removed on 28 September and buried with great pomp in the great hall of the mourning house in the 5th district of Budapest (József tér 7). As a testimony to Teleki's entrepreneurial success and popularity, uniformed miners from the Tatai Coal Mining Company surrounded the funeral. The funeral service was conducted by Bishop Tibor Boromissza of Satu Mare, who was a close friend of Teleki through his contacts in Satu Mare. The body of Géza Teleki was buried with great pomp and ceremony on 30 September.
Sources
Mining and Metallurgy Journals 1913.
BME Honi Ipar 1912.
BME Chemical Industry 1913.
Ágnes Kenyeres (editor-in-chief): Hungarian Biographical Dictionary. Akadémiai Kiadó. Budapest, 1982. 834.
József Szinnyei: Life and Works of Hungarian Writers XIII (Steiner-Télfy). Association of Hungarian Publishers and Book Distributors. Budapest, 1909. 1405-1407.
Press material 1875-1913.