Jakob Leuenberger (politician, 1823)

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Jakob Leuenberger (born April 23, 1823 in Utzenstorf ; † May 24, 1871 in Bern ) was a Swiss politician and legal scholar . From 1855 to 1857 and from 1866 until his death he was a member of the National Council, and in 1860/61 he was a Councilor .

biography

Leuenberger was a descendant of the farmer's leader Niklaus Leuenberger, who was executed in 1653, and spent his youth in Utzenstorf and in Büren an der Aare , where his father was the court president. After an internship at the office clerk in Büren, he began studying law at the University of Bern in 1840 . Wilhelm Snell, who taught there, had a great influence on him . Leuenberger completed his studies in 1844. In March 1845 he took part in the second free march to Lucerne . In 1846 he worked as the liquidator of the soil pollution in the canton of Bern . In 1847 he was admitted to the bar and opened his own law firm in Bern . During the Sonderbund War in November of the same year he belonged to a voluntary hunter company.

The University of Bern appointed Leuenberger professor for Bernese civil law in 1848 . This appointment came as a surprise, especially since he did not have a high school education (at that time it was possible to study without a Matura ). He mainly dealt with the Bernese legal sources and the investigation of the old land and town laws of the canton, which were still partially applicable at the time. As legal advisor to the cantonal government , he was involved in the drafting of numerous new laws. On their behalf, he edited a 10-volume collection of laws. His main work was a uniform civil code for the canton of Bern, which he was unable to complete.

Leuenberger represented radical liberal views. In 1850 he appeared as a speaker at the people's assembly in Münsingen . After Jakob Stämpfli was elected to the Federal Council , Leuenberger ran successfully in a by-election for his seat in the Seeland constituency in June 1855 . In 1857 he was not re-elected. In 1860, the Grand Council elected him for one year as one of the two Bernese representatives in the Council of States. In the National Council elections in 1866 , Leuenberger ran again and then represented the constituency of Oberaargau for five years .

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SURNAME Leuenberger, Jakob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss politician
DATE OF BIRTH April 23, 1823
PLACE OF BIRTH Utzenstorf
DATE OF DEATH May 24, 1871
Place of death Bern