Jakob Müller (politician, 1847)

Jakob Müller (born November 15, 1847 in Hemmerswil ; † August 15, 1931 in Romanshorn , reformed , resident in Räuchlisberg ) was a Swiss politician (FDP) .

biography

Jakob Müller was born on November 15, 1847 in Hemmerswil as the son of the large farmer and miller at the wheel mill Diethelm Müller and Susanna née Opprecht. After completing an apprenticeship as a miller, he went on a hike before working as a merchant in Hemmerswil. In addition, ownership of his father's mill passed to him. Jakob Müller had lived in Romanshorn since 1899.

In addition, Mueller held from 1903 to 1929, a board membership in the embroidery Arbon AG , the former Arnold Baruch Heine AG & Co. , held. He also served as a member of the board of directors of Thurgauische Hypothekenbank between 1905 and 1913. In addition, Müller served in the Swiss Army in the position of major in the infantry .

Jakob Müller was married in his first marriage from 1890 to Ida Rosa, daughter of Albert Wehrli and in his second marriage from 1899 to Ida, daughter of Georg Fischer and widow of Wilhelm Robert Löhrer. He died on August 15, 1931, three months before he would turn 84 in Romanshorn.

Political career

As a member of the Radical Party Jakob Müller officiated at the municipal level from 1871 to 1899 as mayor in Hemmerswil. At the cantonal level he represented his party from 1875 to 1920 in the Thurgau Grand Council , which he also chaired between 1904 and 1905. After the parliamentary elections in 1902 , Müller was a member of the National Council for the radical democratic faction until 1919 . There he was a member of the Finance, Alcohol, Civil Code, Water Law Articles and Ticino Correction Commission (the latter he chaired).

In addition, Jakob Müller acted as tax commissioner for the districts of Weinfelden , Kreuzlingen and Frauenfeld from 1877 to 1897 and as district judge in Arbon from 1881 to 1914 , of which he was president from 1890.

literature

• André Salathé: Müller, Jakob. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland ., 2007
• Erich Gruner : The Swiss Federal Assembly 1848–1920. Vol. 1, pp. 709 f.