Gottlieb Riem

Gottlieb Riem ( baptized July 8, 1825 in Wichtrach ; † November 3, 1888 in Kiesen ; resident in Mühledorf ) was a Swiss politician and wine merchant .

Gottlieb Riem grew up on a farm and initially became a farmer himself. As a politician, he worked as the mayor of Kiesen, Bern's Grand Councilor from 1862 to 1866 and as a free-minded National Councilor from 1867 to 1888. There he was only a member of a few commissions and not a parliamentary spokesman, but he always voted firmly with the radicals . Historian and political scientist Erich Gruner mentions that Riem was known in the Federal Assembly as a great silent man . In 1873 he voted for the introduction of the optional referendum , in 1876 for the Factory Act and in 1883 against the nationalization of the railways. Riem was seen as a shop steward for the Bernese farmers and campaigned for the Oberdiessbach secondary school .

In 1868 Gottlieb Riem founded one of the first wine shops in the canton of Bern together with Johann Gottfried Daepp (1847–1890) . Riem took over the delivery of the wine from Kiesen train station. Soon they bought their own vineyards and pressed their own grapes. The still existing company is now in the 5th generation (2018).

The reformed Gottlieb Riem married Magdalena Leuenberger, daughter of Magdalena, on November 2, 1849.

literature

Erich Gruner : The Swiss Federal Assembly 1848–1920. Bern 1966. Vol. 1, p. 212 (partly incorrect information).

Individual evidence

↑ According to the civil registry office, the date and place of birth are unknown, only the date and place of baptism have been registered. (Information from 2007)
↑ Gruner incorrectly states that Riem was not on any commission (Erich Gruner, Die Schweizerische Bundesammlung 1848–1920. Bern 1966. Vol. 1, p. 212). At least two committee memberships are listed in the overview of the negotiations of the Federal Assembly , in the winter sessions of 1884 and 1887
↑ Berner Volkszeitung, November 7, 1888.
↑ From our archive In: riemdaepp.ch, accessed on September 24, 2018.

Web links

Diego Hättenschwiler: Riem, Gottlieb. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Gottlieb Riem on the website of the Federal Assembly ( submitted proposals )

personal data
SURNAME	Riem, Gottlieb
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss politician
DATE OF BIRTH	baptized July 8, 1825
PLACE OF BIRTH	baptized Wichtrach
DATE OF DEATH	November 3, 1888
Place of death	Pebbles

[1] According to the civil registry office, the date and place of birth are unknown, only the date and place of baptism have been registered. (Information from 2007)

[2] Gruner incorrectly states that Riem was not on any commission (Erich Gruner, Die Schweizerische Bundesammlung 1848–1920. Bern 1966. Vol. 1, p. 212). At least two committee memberships are listed in the overview of the negotiations of the Federal Assembly , in the winter sessions of 1884 and 1887

[3] Berner Volkszeitung, November 7, 1888.

[4] From our archive In: riemdaepp.ch, accessed on September 24, 2018.