Hans Heinrich Zangger

Hans Heinrich Zangger (born June 13, 1792 in Nossikon near Uster , † June 12, 1869 in Uster) was a Swiss politician . From 1851 to 1863 he was a member of the National Council.

biography

Zangger was the son of the miller, farmer Heinrich Zangger (* 1766 ; † 1833 ), who also ran the Krone in Nossikon. As a cavalryman in the federal troops, he took part in July 1815 in the "Burgundy campaign" led by Niklaus Franz von Bachmann in Franche-Comté . Zangger bought a mill in Uster in 1824 together with his father and a brother . He added a spinning mill to this, which he expanded in the 1830s.

In 1820 he married Regula Meister (* 1795 , † 1838 ). They had four daughters: Babette (* 1821 ; † 1860 ), Luise (* 1822 ; † 1855 ), Elise (* 1826 ; † 1904 ) and Rosette (* 1829 ; † 1881 ).

During the era of regeneration , Zangger appeared politically on the side of the liberals. He was elected to the Zurich Cantonal Council in 1831 , to which he was a member until 1839, when he lost his mandate as a result of the Zurich coup . From 1832 to 1845 he was a member of the district council, after which he served as governor of Uster until 1846. In 1842 he returned to the cantonal council. After being unsuccessful in the first parliamentary elections in 1848 , he won the election three years later in the constituency of Zurich East . Zangger initially followed Alfred Escher's line and later distanced himself from him. Despite his opposition, he did not join the democratic movement . In 1863 he resigned as a National Councilor, and in 1866 as a Cantonal Councilor.

estate

A considerable number of documents that Zangger and other family members produced throughout their lives have been preserved. This includes letters within and outside the family, personal documents, poems, documents from private accounting (invoices and taxes), contracts and photos.

The processed estate of the Zangger family is in the city archive and the Kläui library in Uster (PA056).

literature

• Paul Kläui, History of the Uster Community, 1964.

Web links

• Susanne Peter-Kubli: Zangger, Hans Heinrich. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .