Count Endre Hadik-Barkóczy de Futak et Szala was a Hungarian politician, who served as Speaker of the House of Magnates between 1917 and 1918.
Background
He was born as Count Endre Hadik de Futak into a Roman Catholic noble family (with the title of Count since 1763) in Pálóc, Ung County on 1 November 1862. His parents were Count Béla Hadik de Futak, a Rear Admiral and Privy Councillor, and Countess Ilona Barkóczy de Szala, only daughter and heir of Count János Barkóczy.
Education
He studied in Kassa (today: Kosice, Slovakia) and his economic study at University of Hohenheim.
Career
He added his morther"s name and title to his last name with the permission of Emperor-King Francis Joseph I on 17 July 1887 after the death of Ilona Barkóczy. He also owned the Barkóczy family property ("entail"). They had two children, Eleonóra and Endre the Younger.
He was a representative of the governing Liberal Party.
He held his seat until 1896. He became Member of Parliament again in 1901 for Nagymihály (today: Michalovce, Slovakia).
He was awarded Privy Councillor by the King in 1903. After the infamous and scandalous "handkerchief vote" on 18 November 1904, when the ruling party voted for more stringent Standing Orders of the Parliament by Member of Parliament Gábor Daniel illegally to the breaking of obstruction, he left the Liberal Party and joined Gyula Andrássy the Younger"s "dissident group" which later formed as National Constitution Party.
He was a candidate in the 1905 parliamentary elections but did not gain a seat.
From that time he continued his political career in the House of Magnates. He was appointed Speaker of the Upper House in 1917, replacing Sámuel Jósika. He resigned on 22 June 1918.
Membership
Hadik-Barkóczy became a heritage member of the House of Magnates in 1888. He was a member of the Committee of Evaluation from 1890 to 1892. He was elected to a Member of the House of Representatives for Görgő (today: Spišský Hrhov, Slovakia) in 1892.
He was a member of the upper house for a short time in 1927.