Johann Anton Tillier (councilor, 1705)
Johann Anton Tillier (X.) ( died March 2, 1705 ; † February 8, 1771 ) was an officer in the Dutch service, later a councilor and mayor of Bern and came from the Bernese patrician family Tillier .
Life
Tillier served as an officer in Holland . In 1735 he became a captain and in 1746 Bernese lieutenant colonel . From 1734 he was a member of the Grand Council, from 1749 of the Small Council and Deutschseckelmeister, from 1754 to 1771 alternating Schultheiss. Tillier was a respected constitutional lawyer and diplomat who was in correspondence with Voltaire . Tillier played a central role in uncovering the so-called Henziv conspiracy in 1749. Tillier owned the vineyard Villette (Lavaux) on Lake Geneva, goods with Campagne and mill Deisswil ( Stettlen ) as well as other goods and the house at Junkerngasse 41 in Bern.
swell
- Bernhard von Rodt : Genealogies of civil sexes of the city of Bern , Volume 5 (1950), Burgerbibliothek Bern , Mss.hhLII.9.5 , pp. 281–282.
- Scattered stocks in the Bern Burger Library
literature
- Wolfgang Friedrich von Mülinen : Berns Geschichte 1191–1891 , Bern 1891, p. 174.
- Franz Thormann: The mayor pictures of the Bern City Library in Bern 1925, No. 33.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Karl Emanuel von Wattenwyl |
Schultheiss von Bern, Easter 1754 to 1771 |
Albrecht Friedrich von Erlach |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tillier, Johann Anton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Councilor and mayor of the city of Bern |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 2, 1705 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 8, 1771 |