Franz Xaver Hoop

Franz Xaver Hoop (5 September 1886 – 2 November 1960) was a politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1926 to 1949. He also served as the mayor of Ruggell from 1930 to 1939.

Franz Xaver Hoop
Hoop in 1949
Member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein for Unterland
In office 10 January 1926 – 6 February 1949
Mayor of Ruggell
In office 1930–1939
Preceded by	Johann Büchel
Succeeded by	Josef Öhri
Personal details
Born	5 September 1886 Ruggell, Liechtenstein
Died	2 November 1960 (aged 74) Ruggell, Liechtenstein
Political party	Progressive Citizens' Party
Spouse	Barbara Näscher ​ (m. 1916)​
Children	6

Life

Hoop was born on 5 September 1886 in Ruggell as the son of Landtag member Franz Josef Hoop and Maria Öhri as one of five children.^[1][2] He worked as a farmer.^[1]

Hoop (back, sixth from right) with members of the Landtag and Franz I in 1931

From 1924 to 1927 and again from 1942 to 1945 Hoop was a member of the Ruggell municipal council as a member of the Progressive Citizens' Party, and from 1930 to 1939 he was the mayor of Ruggell.^[1][3] From January 1926 to 1949 he was a member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein. During this time, he served as a member of the state, finance and audit committees.^[4][5] Hoop played a role in gathering support for the building of the Liechtenstein inland canal through Ruggell and was one of the proponents of the 1932 electoral system referendum. He was an opponent of Nazi elements within Liechtenstein.^[1]

From 3 September 1945 to 9 July 1953 Hoop served as a government councillor in the first and second Alexander Frick cabinet.^[4]

Hoop married Barbara Näscher (12 December 1893 – 5 November 1975) on 13 November 1916 and they had six children together.^[1] He died on 2 November 1960 in Ruggell, aged 74.