Caspar Steinlin

Caspar Steinlin (also Kaspar Steinlin ; born September 9, 1740 in St. Gallen ; † October 28, 1814 ibid) was a mayor of St. Gallen ( Switzerland ).

Life

Caspar Steinlin was the son of Bartholome Steinlin (* 1713 in St. Gallen; † March 22, 1774 ibid), weaver and file-carrier (junk dealer), and his wife Anna Maria (* 1712 in St. Gallen; † 1784 ibid), one Daughter of Felix Züblin (1681–1715), born. The names of his siblings are known:

• Felix Steinlin (1744-1806), weaver
• Peter Steinlin (1747–1807), model engraver (carver of gingerbread shapes)
• Johannes Steinlin (1751–1834), file bearer, officer and holder of several public functions

Despite his simple origins, he rose over time from a yarn boiler to a mousseline manufacturer . At first he was employed by Hans Joachim Steinmann and by a businessman named Zübler, who lent him money for his own yarn trade; another merchant named Schlatter had him print embroidery models on mousseline in his factory.

In 1778 he was elected city ​​judge and in 1783 guild master, and from 1794 to 1798 he was, alternating with Daniel Girtanner (1733–1798), who held the office in 1795, and Paul Züblin (1736-1809), who held the office in 1796, mayor in St. Gallen; with him the office of mayor expired with the establishment of the Helvetic Republic .

In 1798 he was elected President of the Municipal Council and held this office until 1803; He was then head of the municipal council from 1803 to 1814 and a member of the provisional cantonal government in 1803 and cantonal councilor in St. Gallen from 1803 to 1814 . During this time he also took part in meetings as envoy .

Caspar Steinlin married Anna Magdalena, daughter of Heinrich Stäheli, Gürtler and sub-mayor, in 1770 and Anna Katharina, daughter of Michael Tobler, tanner and councilor, in 1797.

Act

Without expressly taking sides for or against the new order, Caspar Steinlin played a key role in shaping the transition of St. Gallen from the city ​​republic to the canton capital and the beginnings of the canton.

Fonts (selection)

• The municipality of the municipality of St. Gallen, to your beloved fellow citizens. St. Gallen 1799.

literature

• Carl Walter Steinlin: The Steinlin alias Stein von St. Gallen and the Steinlin von Rebstein. Genealogical-heraldic criticism. In: Yearbook 1977. Swiss Society for Family Research, p. 20 (PDF; 13.85 MB); August Naef : Caspar Steinlin. In: Chronicle or Memories of the City and Landscape of St. Gallen. Zurich and St. Gallen 1850, pp. 65, 385 and 946 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
• Georg Caspar Scherrer: Sermon on the corpse at the funeral of the esteemed Mr. Caspar Steinli, cantonal and educational councilor, town councilor and former mayor in St. Gallen, October 31, 1814. St. Gallen 1814.
• History of Mr. Kaspar Steinlin from St. Gallen. In: The sincere and experienced Swiss messenger. January 26, 1815 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
• Kaspar Steinlin. In: Morgenblatt for educated stands. 9th year, 1815, Tübingen 1815, p. 248 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
• Marcel Mayer: Steinlin, Caspar. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .