Augustus Prew was born in Westminster, London.
Karl Arnold -LRB- 21 March 1901 -- 29 June 1958 -RRB- was a German politician .. German. Germany. He was Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia from 1947 to 1956 .. Minister President. List of Ministers-President of North Rhine-Westphalia. North Rhine-Westphalia. North Rhine-Westphalia. From 7 September 1949 until 8 September 1950 he was President of the Bundesrat and ex officio deputy to the President of Germany .. President of the Bundesrat. President of the German Bundesrat. President of Germany. President of Germany. Because of that and because the first President Theodor Heuss was elected on 13 September 1949 he was acting head of state of Germany from 7 September to 13 September 1949 , which makes him the shortest serving head of state in German history .. Theodor Heuss. Theodor Heuss. German. Germany. acting head of state of Germany. President of the Bundesrat. He is , together with Jens Bohrnsen -LRB- in 2010 -RRB- and Horst Seehofer -LRB- in 2012 -RRB- , one of the three Presidents of the Bundesrat who have acted as head of state during a vacancy of the office of President , according to Article 57 of the Basic Law .. Jens Bohrnsen. Jens Bohrnsen. Horst Seehofer. Horst Seehofer