Friedrich Girtanner

Friedrich Girtanner (born October 25, 1664 in St. Gallen ; † January 7, 1753 ibid) was a mayor of St. Gallen ( Switzerland ) and delegate to the Diet .

Life

Friedrich Girtanner was born as the son of Johannes Girtanner, dyer, Obervogt von Bürglen , guild master and councilor.

He practiced the profession of dyer and belonged to the tailors' guild, in which he became a guild master in 1715. From 1740 to 1753 he held the offices of mayor , former mayor and imperial bailiff every three years . In addition, he represented St. Gallen several times in the federal diets.

In 1744 he was the federal representative in Basel.

Friedrich Girtanner married Elsbetha, daughter of the salt merchant Josef Vonwiller, on August 22, 1693. The names of his children are known:

• , In 1755; John Girtanner († 1781 * 1699) Great Council elected in 1756 elected Zunftmeister, 1758 Presten-Executor , 1760 Linsebühl- nurses , 1,762 toys Lord, 1763 councilman , 1771 Churches and tax Lord and in 1772 the war council elected
• Friedrich Girtanner (* 1704; † 1769), elected to the Grand Council in 1747 and guild master in 1748, in 1753 he became administrative administrator of the Presten and hospital master in 1756 , but then gave up this position in 1769 and died shortly afterwards
• Johannes Girtanner (* 1705; † 1781), owner of Luxburg Palace on Lake Constance since 1776
• Elisabeth Girtanner, married to Julius Hieronymus Zollikofer

Fonts (selection)

• Wedding wish poems on the honor and joy celebrations of the honored and honorable Mr. Friderichs Gyrtanners, the respected ... Mr., Mr. Johannes Gyrtanners, Färber and the great Rahts all here legitimate son, as Mr. Hochzeiters, as well as the much-honored, disciplined and virtuous virgins, Jf. Elisabetha Vonweilerin, formerly of the pious gentleman, Mr. Joseph Vonweiler, salt merchant, maritally handicapped daughter as a maiden wedding lady, which was held in St. Gallen on the 22nd day of August 1693 with full joy . David Hochreutiner, St. Gallen 1693.

literature

• Friedrich Girtanner in August Naef : Chronicle or Memories of the City and Landscape of St. Gallen. With the epitome of the related Appenzell events. From the oldest to the more recent. Friedrich Schulthess, Zurich, Scheitlin, St. Gallen 1867, p. 65.
• Friedrich Girtanner in a supplement to the general Helvetian-Confederate or Swiss Lexicon. Part 2. Zurich 1787, p. 523.

Web links

• Stefan Gemperli: Girtanner, Friedrich. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .