Friedrich Joseph Bürli

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Friedrich Joseph Bürli (born May 28, 1813 in Baden , † July 2, 1889 in Hottingen ; resident in Baden) was a Swiss politician . From 1858 to 1860 and from 1864 to 1866 he represented the canton of Aargau in the Council of States ; he was also mayor of Baden and a national councilor .

biography

Bürli graduated from the canton school in Aarau , then studied law at the universities of Heidelberg and Munich . From 1837 he worked as a lawyer, from 1842 to 1844 as council clerk for the canton of Aargau. He was a radical liberal and fought against the Jesuits . In 1845 he was temporarily taken prisoner during the second free march. After Bürli had campaigned for the construction of the Swiss Northern Railway , the first railway line in Switzerland, he was a member of the Baden city ​​council from 1847 . In 1853 he was elected mayor of the city . During his term of office, which lasted until 1862, the schoolhouse (today's district building ) was built by the architect Robert Moser .

In 1852 Bürli was also elected to the Grand Council , to which he belonged until 1880 (as President in 1860, 1869 and 1875). The canton parliament appointed him twice as a representative of Aargau in the Council of States , from 1858 to 1860 and from 1864 to 1866. He was a member of the National Council three times (1860–1863, 1866–1869 and 1870–1872). In parliament he was considered a leader of the left wing of the liberals.

Bürli's political focus was railway construction. He was an avid supporter of the Swiss National Railways (SNB); from 1873 he was a member of their board of directors, from 1875 he was president of the board. He also campaigned for the construction of the Bözberg route . Due to the bankruptcy and the subsequent liquidation of the SNB in ​​1878, Bürli lost most of his assets. A little later his only son and his wife died. He spent the rest of his life in seclusion with relatives.

literature

  • Biographical Lexicon of the Canton of Aargau 1803–1957 . In: Historical Society of the Canton of Aargau (Ed.): Argovia . tape 68/69 . Verlag Sauerländer, Aarau 1958, p. 128-129 .

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personal data
SURNAME Bürli, Friedrich Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 28, 1813
PLACE OF BIRTH to bathe
DATE OF DEATH July 2, 1889
Place of death Hottingen