Benjamin Brunner

Benjamin Brunner (baptized August 31, 1798 in Laupersdorf ; † August 8, 1882 in Solothurn ) was a Swiss politician .

Life

Benjamin Brunner was born the son of the farmer, landlord and district judge Jakob Brunner and was baptized on August 31, 1798 in Laupersdorf. After high school in Solothurn, he studied at the Missy Institute and at the College of Saint-Dié in the Vosges , where he also trained in a trading company. After completing his studies, he took over his father's business. In addition, he was appointed court seat in Matzendorf . In this function he put on the land registers of Matzendorf and Laupersdorf.

In addition, Brunner initiated the establishment of the cantonal agricultural association in 1845, of which he was president from 1846 to 1853. He was also a member of the Helvetic Society and the Reading and Museum Society Solothurn . In 1857 he worked as an accountant of the AG for Uhrenfabrikation operates. Most recently he was employed as collector of the Swiss Central Railway Station in Solothurn until 1865 .

Benjamin Brunner was married to Francisca Champion, daughter of the mayor of Courrendlin , from 1827 . He died on August 31, 1882 at the age of 83 in Solothurn.

Political functions

At the cantonal level, Brunner worked from 1831 to 1861 as a representative of the old liberals in the Solothurn Grand and Cantonal Council and from 1831 to 1856 in the Small and Government Council with responsibility for finances , police, medical services and home affairs. In addition, he served alternating with Josef Munzinger as Landammann from 1842 to 1856 . During this time, the Leberbergstrasse and the Biberiststrasse were built. From 1834 to 1854 he served as president of the monastery administration and in 1834 of the commission for the cession of forests to the community. He was also elected to the Constitutional Council in 1841 and appointed President of the Diocesan Conference for the election of the Bishop of Basel in 1852 . At the national political level, Brunner was represented in Lucerne as federal commissioner in 1847 . In 1848 Brunner ran in the first parliamentary elections and was then a member of the National Council until 1857 .

literature

• Solothurner Tagblatt . 15./16. August 1882.
• Erich Gruner : The Swiss Federal Assembly 1848–1920. Francke, Bern 1966, vol. 1, p. 418.
• Georg Boner : Laupersdorf: our home through the ages. Walter, Olten 1968–1987, part 3, p. 41.

Web links

• Max Banholzer: Brunner, Benjamin. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .