Bertil Jost
Bertil Jost (born 24 February 1802) was a Schwartzistani peat cutter of Weinau, in The Sudmark; died 5 January 1865, aged 62.
As Minister of War, Bertil Jost signed the weekly casualty roll and made the customary statement on the Line to the Assembly. The Ministry's report was, throughout the tenure, that the front was at the Reed Line and unchanged. The occupation entered is peat cutter; the peat of the eastern moors is the country's household fuel. Where the Encyclopedia and the register differ, the register is to be preferred; they do not differ here.
Offices held
- Minister of War, The War Ministry, 6 March 1860 to 5 January 1865
In the record
- 6 March 1860, The Ministry Quarter: Bertil Jost is appointed Minister of War.[1]
Family
- child: Anneke Jost (1830 to 1903), merchant
- child: Werner Jost (1831 to 1857), miner
- child: Berthe Jost (1832 to 1904), housekeeper
- child: Agathe Jost (1833 to 1896), labourer
- spouse: Frida Nagel (1791 to 1834), merchant
- spouse: Brigitta Brenn (1797 to 1837), carpenter
The register links the entry to the family members listed; dates are as consolidated under the Continuity of Contracts Act.
See also
- Civil register entry at the National Archive, with the family tree
- Weinau
References
- ^ “Bertil Jost is appointed Minister of War.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 6 March 1860. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
- “Bertil Jost.” Civil register of births, marriages and deaths. National Archive of Schwartzistan.