Johann Baptist von Streng

Johann Baptist von Streng (born January 3, 1808 in Lille , † May 13, 1883 in Emmishofen ) was a Swiss politician and judge . From 1848 to 1850 he was a Councilor , from 1854 to 1863 he was a member of the National Council. He also served as a member of the government of the Canton of Thurgau .

biography

Streng was the son of an officer who was in French service during the coalition wars. From 1826 he studied law at the Academy in Bern and at the universities of Heidelberg and Freiburg . After he was admitted to the bar in 1829, he worked as a lawyer in Egelshofen (today's Kreuzlingen ) . In 1836/37 he was public prosecutor , then chief judge until 1850 .

As a representative of the moderate liberals, Streng was elected to the Grand Council of the Canton of Thurgau in 1835 , to which he belonged until 1861. In this he was a member of the influential judicial commission. In 1837, 1841 and 1843 he represented Thurgau as envoy to the Diet . The Grand Council elected him to the Council of States for the years 1848 to 1850, then to the Government Council (until 1864). Streng ran successfully in the National Council elections in 1854 , and resigned nine years later. In addition, he chaired the Catholic Church Council of the Canton of Thurgau from 1858 to 1864.

Web links

• André Salathé: Strictly, Johann Baptist von. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .