Jakob Schwengeler

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Jakob Schwengeler (born April 25, 1892 in Urnäsch ; † January 12, 1976 there ; entitled to live in Töss , today the municipality of Winterthur ) was a Swiss farmer and politician .

Life

Jakob Schwengeler was a son of Johannes Schwengeler, farmer and cattle dealer , and Anna Barbara Nef. In 1917 he married Anna Ehrbar, daughter of Johannes Ehrbar, farmer and timber merchant . He trained as a baker - confectioner . In 1915 he took over his father's business. In 1917 he moved to his father-in-law's estate. He sat on the Ausserrhoder Cantonal Council from 1935 to 1957 . From 1942 to 1952 he held the office of the municipality captain held by Urnäsch. He was co-founder, treasurer and vice-president of the Appenzell Association of Milk Collection Centers . He presided over the Urnäsch Agricultural Cooperative . From 1933 to 1964 he was the treasurer and vice-president of the cantonal agricultural association. He was a board member of the Swiss Association of Mountain Farmers . In 1926 he was a co-founder of the Raiffeisenbank Urnäsch. Schwengeler appeared at the cantonal and federal level as a peasant politician. Above all, he campaigned for the improvement of the situation of the mountain population.

literature

  • Hans Koller: Mayor Jakob Schwengeler, Urnäsch, 1892–1976. In: Appenzellische Jahrbücher, Volume 103/1975 (1976), pp. 21-23. Web access via e-periodica.ch

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personal data
SURNAME Schwengeler, Jakob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss farmer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH April 25, 1892
PLACE OF BIRTH Urnaesch
DATE OF DEATH January 12, 1976
Place of death Urnaesch