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Gyula Tost

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Preceded by
  
Albert Berzeviczy

Name
  
Gyula Tost

Profession
  
politician, jurist


Political party
  
Liberal Party

Succeeded by
  
Gyula Tost

Role
  
Politician

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Born
  
16 November 1846 Banyavolgy, Kingdom of Hungary (
1846-11-16
)

Died
  
October 24, 1929, Budapest, Hungary

Gyula Tost de Bányavölgy (16 November 1846 – 24 October 1929) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Religion and Education in 1906. He was member of the Diet of Hungary between 1872 and 1878.

Family

József Tost (born 1745): imperial gardener, the designer of the park of the Schönbrunn Palace. He had four children: Antal, Károly and Vencel stood into the palatine's service. The fourth child, Albert Tost continued his father's activity at the imperial palace.

  • Antal Tost: gardener of the Buda Castle, during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 he died of cholera, when the Hungarians besieged the castle.
  • Vencel Tost: gardener of the "Palatine's Garden".
  • Károly Tost (died 1852): gardener of the Alcsút Palace and of the Margaret Island. His son, József continued his work.
  • Ferenc Tost (1875–1933): gardener, founder of the National Association of the Hungarian Trading Gardeners.
  • Barnabás Tost (1876–1951): member of the House of Magnates, parson of Kassa. He was one of the founders of the Christian Socialist Party. He was expelled from Czechoslovakia and was internated to Hejce.
  • László Tost (1875–1945): brother of Barnabás Tost. He served as Hungarian deputy mayor of Kassa, member of the National Assembly. He organized champing for the town's rescue. As a result some Arrow Cross Party members lured his home, and executed him on the town's edge.
  • Gyula Tost (1903–1944): son of László Tost. Lieutenant Colonel, served as adjutant of Regent Miklós Horthy. On the day of the Arrow Cross Party's coup he committed suicide according to the official sources.
  • References

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