Béla Bánhidy

Baron Béla Bánhidy de Simánd (17 February 1836 – 18 June 1890) was a Hungarian politician and Member of Parliament.

Béla Bánhidy
Born17 February 1836
Makó, Kingdom of Hungary
Died18 June 1890(1890-06-18) (aged 54)
Arad, Austria-Hungary
NationalityHungarian
Occupationpolitician
Spouse(s)Irma Návay de Földeák
Children
István
The native form of this personal name is simándi báró Bánhidy Béla. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

He was elected to a member of the Diet of Hungary in 1875 as an MP for Kisjenő (today: Chişineu-Criş, Romania). After the Occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1878) he withdrew from the Liberal Party and formed the Independent Liberal Party which soon merged into the Right-wing Opposition. He became first chairman of the newly formed Moderate Opposition which later was renamed to National Party in 1891.

Bánhidy lost his mandate in the 1878 elections. He conducted journalistic activities for newspapers in Budapest. Later he moved to Arad (today in Romania).

References
  • Szinnyei, József: Magyar írók élete és munkái I. (Aachs–Bzenszki). Budapest: Hornyánszky. 1891.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.