Johann Boehler

Johann Baptist Böhler (born October 13, 1890 in Schwarzach ; † September 1, 1971 there ) was an Austrian politician ( VdU / FPÖ ) and manufacturer. From 1949 to 1954 he was a member of the Vorarlberg state parliament .

education and profession

After finishing primary school in Schwarzach, Böhler attended the Feldkirch commercial school between 1903 and 1905 and joined his parents' embroidery business in 1905. He did his military service between 1911 and 1912 with the Tyrolean Kaiserjäger and served in the First World War from 1914 to 1917 . A severe wound resulted in the amputation of a lower leg. Böhler founded the J. Böhler & Co. company in 1919 and was engaged in the manufacture of embroidery handkerchiefs until 1930. From 1930 he then devoted himself to the weaving of used handkerchiefs. Together with the FM Hämmerle company , he founded the company Iris-Taschentücher in 1949, and in 1966 he also founded a ready-to-wear embroidery company.

Politics and functions

Böhler joined the Association of Independents in 1949 and was later a member of the Freedom Party of Austria. He represented the Association of Independents from October 25, 1949 to October 28, 1954 in the Vorarlberg state parliament and was a member of the finance committee, member of the economic committee and member of the social policy committee. In local politics he was active from 1955 to 1965 as a member of the community council of Schwarzach. He was also chairman of the Raiffeisenkasse Schwarzach from 1925 to 1930 , from 1949 a member of the supervisory board of Vorarlberger Kraftwerke and from 1937 to 1963 a member of the board of directors of the Vorarlberg industrialists' association.

Awards

• Medal of Honor of the Vorarlberg Chamber of Commerce (1971)

Private

Böhler was the son of Gebhard and Agatha Böhler, who both came from Schwarzach. He was married to Josefine Keßler from 1921 and was the father of three daughters and a son, and his children were born between 1922 and 1927.

Web links

• Biography of Johann Böhler (PDF; 81 kB) in the parliamentary documents of the Vorarlberg state parliament.