Johannes Versmann

Johannes Versmann
Johannes Versmann as First Mayor of Hamburg
Second Mayor of Hamburg
In office 1 January 1887 – 14 March 1887
Preceded by	Gustav Kirchenpauer
Succeeded by	Max Theodor Hayn [de]
In office 1 January 1890 – 31 December 1890
Preceded by	Johann Georg Mönckeberg
Succeeded by	Carl Petersen
In office 1 January 1893 – 31 December 1893
Preceded by	Johann Georg Mönckeberg
Succeeded by	Johannes Lehmann [de]
In office 1 January 1896 – 31 December 1896
Preceded by	Johann Georg Mönckeberg
Succeeded by	Johannes Lehmann
In office 1 January 1912 – 6 September 1912
Preceded by	Johann Georg Mönckeberg
Succeeded by	Johannes Lehmann
First Mayor of Hamburg and President of the Hamburg Senate
In office 14 March 1887 – 31 December 1888
Preceded by	Gustav Kirchenpauer
Succeeded by	Carl Petersen
In office 1 January 1889 – 31 December 1889
Preceded by	Carl Petersen
Succeeded by	Johann Georg Mönckeberg
In office 1 January 1891 – 31 December 1891
Preceded by	Johann Georg Mönckeberg
Succeeded by	Carl Petersen
In office 1 January 1894 – 31 December 1894
Preceded by	Johann Georg Mönckeberg
Succeeded by	Johannes Lehmann [de]
In office 1 January 1897 – 31 December 1897
Preceded by	Johann Georg Mönckeberg
Succeeded by	Johannes Lehmann
Personal details
Born	7 January 1820 Sankt Pauli
Died	28 July 1899 (1899-07-29) (aged 79) Hamburg
Nationality	Hamburg, Imp.German
Political party	Nonpartisan
Alma mater	Ruperto Carola Georgia Augusta

Johannes Georg Andreas Versmann (7 December 1820 in Sankt Pauli – 28 July 1899 in Hamburg) was a German lawyer and politician. He was the first president of the new Bürgerschaft of Hamburg in 1859 and dominated the politics of the Hanseatic state as first or second mayor between 1887 and 1899.