Anton Schnyder (politician)
Anton Schnyder (born May 14, 1804 in Sursee ; † February 1, 1884 there ) was a Swiss politician . From 1848 to 1860 he was a member of the National Council.
biography
The son of a clerk on his mother's side was related to the Milanese and Austrian nobility. Schnyder visited the St. Michael College of the Jesuits in Friborg . He then studied law at the Universities of Heidelberg , Tübingen , Paris and Milan . In addition to his work as a lawyer , he was also the host of the «zur Sonne» inn in his hometown of Sursee.
Schnyder is one of the pioneers of the regeneration movement in the canton of Lucerne . In 1830 he set up a printing press in Sursee and began to publish the radical liberal newspaper “Der Eidgenosse” twice a week . He later left the editing to Jakob Robert Steiger , while he sold the print shop to Kaspar Hübscher. Schnyder took part in the violent struggles that caused the separation of the cantons in Basel and therefore received honorary citizenship from the newly formed canton of Basel-Landschaft in 1833 . After the failed volunteer marches of 1844/45 he lived temporarily in exile in Zofingen during the Sonderbund regime.
After the Conservatives were defeated in the Sonderbund War , Schnyder represented the canton of Lucerne in 1848 as envoy for the Diet . In the same year he was elected to the Lucerne Grand Council and President of the Supreme Court . He ran successfully in the first National Council elections in October 1848 . In the National Council elections in 1860 , he was no longer re-elected. In 1852 Schnyder resigned as President of the Supreme Court, in 1856 as Grand Councilor. From 1857 to 1875 he was the governor of the Sursee office .
His brother Eduard Schnyder was a member of the Lucerne government , as was his brother-in-law Franz Ludwig Schnyder .
Web links
- Markus Trüeb: Schnyder, Anton. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Max Huber: Streiflichter on the Sursee press area. (PDF, 266 kB) Lucerne State Archives , 2010, accessed on May 19, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schnyder, Anton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 14, 1804 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sursee |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 1, 1884 |
| Place of death | Sursee |