Abraham Raschle
Abraham Raschle (born September 2, 1792 in Wattwil ; † April 8, 1863 ibid) was a Swiss politician and industrialist . From 1851 to 1860 he was a member of the National Council.
biography
He was the older son of the textile industrialist Josabe Raschle , whose company specialized in the manufacture and dyeing of cotton cloths. Abraham Raschle attended a private school in Wattwil and, after a stay in French-speaking Switzerland, completed a commercial apprenticeship in Winterthur . He took on responsibility in his father's company early on. When his father died in 1826, he ran the company together with his younger brother Johann Rudolf Raschle . In 1832 they decided to split up their business; while Johann Rudolf set up a new company to export, Abraham continued to run the domestic business.
Raschle represented radical liberal views and was elected to the Grand Council of the Canton of St. Gallen in 1830, to which he belonged until 1835 and again from 1848 to 1855. In 1831 he sat on the Constitutional Council , after which he served as President of the Lower Court until 1843. In 1838 he financed the construction of the poor house in Wattwil, and in 1845 that of the Wattwil parity church . Raschle ran for the National Council elections in 1851 and was elected in the constituency of St. Gallen-West . He resigned nine years later.
His brother Johann Rudolf was also a member of the National Council from 1860 to 1863.
Web links
- Wolfgang Göldi: Raschle, Abraham. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ^ Hermann Wartmann: Raschle, Josabe . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 27, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1888, p. 318 f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Raschle, Abraham |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss politician and industrialist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 2, 1792 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wattwil |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 8, 1863 |
| Place of death | Wattwil |