Franz Joseph Hegglin

Franz Joseph Hegglin (born June 27, 1810 in Menzingen ; died June 21, 1861 there , entitled to live in Menzingen) is a Swiss politician from the canton of Zug.

biography

He was the son of the farmer Franz Joseph Hegglin and Maria Anna Baumgartner (daughter of Mathias Baumgartner , farmer and councilor, von Cham) and was raised Catholic. He attended the Latin school in Menzingen around 1823-26 and then continued his education with his brother Peter Joseph, chaplain in Wollerau . Then he returned to Menzingen, where he managed a farm.

Political functions

He quickly made a political career in his home community. In 1831 he became a councilor and in 1840 mayor, he retained both offices until his death. In addition, he was Cantonal Councilor from 1831 to 1847 , as well as from 1835–40 and 1842–47, Zug's envoy. In 1836 for the first time and in 1840 and 1844 again for two years each Landammann (President of the Cantonal Government). With his abundance of offices, his position in the important community of Menzingen and his dominant character, he was the leader of the conservative majority and probably the most influential politician in the canton during the regeneration period . While his moderate modernization policy was particularly successful in the areas of road construction and state finances, he failed with his federalist and denominational course, which eventually led the canton into the Sonderbund . But he belonged to the moderate Sonderbund leaders. After the liberal takeover of power in 1847/48, he made a name for himself in the Grand Council, of which he was a member from 1848 until his death, as the leader of the conservative opposition, which regained the majority in 1850. Again, the "lion from the mountains", as Franz Joseph Hegglin was called, built up a clientele system that was broadly supported, especially in the rural rural communities. 1850–61 he was a councilor, 1852–53, 1856–57 and 1860–61 Landammann, 1850–51, 1854–55 and 1858–59 President of the Grand Council. "Hegglianism" - this is how the policy of Hegglin and his followers was called - was characterized by an emphasis on community autonomy, proximity to the Catholic Church, an anti-urban orientation and a rigid austerity policy. However, it also contained elements of modern economic and social policy that allowed connections with liberal entrepreneurs. In 1851 he was a co-founder of the Bossard, Hegglin & Cie. Credit institution, which became Zuger Kantonalbank in 1893 , and in 1856 was a member of the Zugerische Railway Committee. In 1858, Hegglianism broke up mainly because of the contradictions in the conservative party, which consisted of a hard rural wing under Hegglin and a more moderate urban wing under his long-term partner and competitor Konrad Bossard .

Web links

• Renato Morosoli: Hegglin, Franz Joseph. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland ., 2006

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