Daniel Bieder

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Daniel Bieder (born November 10, 1825 in Langenbruck , † October 26, 1910 in Basel ) was a Swiss politician and judge . He was entitled to live in Langenbruck and an honorary citizen of Basel.

Life

The son of the landlord and mayor Daniel Bieder completed his law studies in Basel and Berlin . He received his doctorate in 1846. iur. and worked as a judge at the criminal court of the canton of Basel-Landschaft from 1849 to 1851. In 1850 he sat as a representative of the party of order in the constitutional council . From 1851 to 1855 and from 1857 to 1863 he was on the government council , the first time responsible for internal affairs, the second time for finances.

Bieder is the author of the Poor Law of 1859. The Reformed National Council was active as such from 1857 to 1863, after which he was a member of the district administrator until 1866 . He was an opponent of Christoph Rolle's democratic movement .

In 1854 he was a co-founder of the Basellandschaftliche Zeitung . Bieder is considered a promoter of the railways and banking: from 1855 to 1856 he was the secretary of the Centralbahn ; In 1875 he campaigned for the Wasserfallenbahn and from 1884 to 1902 he sat on the board of directors of the Waldenburgerbahn . From 1884 to 1903 Bieder was director of the Kantonalbank and from 1863 to 1884 treasurer and vice director of the Basellandschaftliche Hypothekenbank .

Bieder spent the last years of his life in Basel.

literature

  • Erich Gruner : The Swiss Federal Assembly 1848–1920. Francke, Bern 1966, Vol. 1, p. 472.

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