Otto Henggeler

Otto Henggeler (born September 15, 1877 in Unterägeri ; † December 31, 1947 there ; Catholic , entitled to live in Unterägeri) was a Swiss politician ( FDP ).

biography

Otto Henggeler was born on September 15, 1877 in Unterägeri as the son of the Zug Cantonal Council and authorized signatory of the Neuägeri Carl Henggeler spinning mill . Henggeler first attended the commercial school in Zug before completing further training as a banker in Neuchâtel and Wädenswil .

As a result, Otto Henggeler worked first as an accountant in Milan and Waldkirch , then from 1907 to around 1913 as a bank administrator in Unterägeri, most recently for the Bank for Commerce and Industry Zug-Zurich, until it was partially liquidated after dubious deals. In addition, Henggeler was a member of the board of directors of Zuger Kantonalbank from 1919 to 1947 and of the board of directors of the electric trams in the canton of Zug from 1920 to 1947 .

Otto Henggeler was married to Maria Ida, the daughter of Arther beer brewer Martin Föry. He died on December 31, 1947, three months after he had turned 70 in Unterägeri.

Political activity

Otto Henggeler, a member of the Free Democratic Party, began his political career in 1908 when he was briefly represented on the Unterägeri municipal council. Subsequently, he acted as the community treasurer from 1913 to 1920. From 1919 to 1946, he was the head of finance in the Zug government council at the cantonal level . In addition, Henggeler headed the government between 1925 and 1926 and 1939 and 1940 as Landammann .

Henggeler modernized the state finances and, as one of the main designers of the tax laws of 1921, 1930 and 1946, was jointly responsible for the creation of the so-called Zug tax paradise.

literature

• Zug News from January 2, 1948
• Zuger Volksblatt from January 5, 1948

Web links

• Renato Morosoli: Henggeler, Otto. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .