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Albin Csaky

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CSAKY, ALBIN, COUNT (1841-1912) , Hungarian states man, was born on April 18, 1841, at Krompach, in the county of Szepes, and studied law in Kassa (Daschau) and Budapest. In 1888 he was minister of education in the cabinet of Koloman Tisza. Together with Szilagyi, the minister of justice, Csaky was one of the most decided champions of obligatory civil mar riage and of the rights of the Jews. He resigned in 1894, and in 190o was appointed president of the house of Magnates, an office which he resigned on the fall of the Liberal party in 1906. Under the Khuen-Hedervary Government he became on June 18, 191o, once more president of the house of Magnates. He died at Budapest on Dec. 15.

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