Johann Haßlwanter

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Johann Haßlwanter

Johann Haßlwanter (born May 5, 1805 in Innsbruck ; † June 15, 1869 there ) was a conservative-minded Austrian politician and governor of Tyrol from 1867 to 1869.

Education and professional career

Johann Haßlwanter's father came from Silzerberg and was the body coachman of the aristocratic women's monastery. This position enabled him to enable his son, who had attracted attention from an early age for his extraordinary speaking talent, to attend the grammar school. After high school, Haßlwanter devoted himself to studying law, which he graduated with honors from the University of Innsbruck in 1828. On February 11, he received his doctorate in law. After a year of court practice, Haßlwanter moved to the Imperial and Royal Fiscal Office, where he served until 1833. Not yet 25 years old, he became a supplement at the Innsbruck Leopold-Franzens University and from 1830 gave lectures on Roman and canon law. During this time he also passed the criminal judge, civil judge and lawyer examination. Haßlwanter met Anna Golser in Lienz, whom he married on July 22, 1833. In May 1837 Haßlwanter, who in the meantime had risen to the position of kk dicasterial advocate, moved with his wife to Innsbruck. Through his continuous, direct and extensive intercourse with the people, he got to know the country and the people and all legal and political conditions in Tyrol, which was of great use to him later as a politician. The young lawyer was particularly preoccupied with the forest shelf question .

Political career

In 1823 he joined the fraternity student union Libera Germania Innsbruck . In the revolutionary year of 1848 Haßlwanter's life took a decisive turn. In the election to the German National Assembly, the courts of Lienz, Matrei, Sillian, Welsberg and Ampezzo elected him their deputy. In Frankfurt he not only took part in the meetings in the Frankfurt Paulskirche , but also used his stay to further his education. His special merit as a lawyer consisted in his commitment to the basic discharge , in whose reform he played a decisive role as a member of the Reichstag. At the same time Haßlwanter belonged to the provincial parliament of 1848 and its reinforced committee. On August 7, 1849 Haßlwanter was appointed General Procurator and Councilor at the Higher Regional Court because of his excellent knowledge of the Tyrolean legal situation. A little later, he was appointed ministerial commissioner for the implementation of the basic relief laws in Tyrol and Vorarlberg and as president of the regional commission. The October unrest forced Haßlwanter to leave Vienna. In Kremsier , where the Reichstag continued its sessions, he particularly advocated the rights of the Catholic Church. For his exemplary performance in these functions, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Franz Josef Order by the Emperor. Haßlwanter was a member of the Innsbruck Citizens' Committee and was in charge of the Innsbruck Sparkasse from 1852 to 1854. The Tyrolean fire insurance goes back to his initiative. In 1861 the provincial capital Innsbruck sent him to the Tyrolean state parliament, in which he became the main leader of the conservatives in the struggle for religious unity. The communities of Zirl, Inzing, Oberperfuß and Leutasch have granted Haßlwanter honorary citizenship for his position on the religious issue. From 1861 to 1863 Hofrat Haßlwanter was deputy governor under von Klebelsberg and from 1863 to 1867 under Kiechl. On February 15, 1867, Emperor Franz Josef appointed him Governor of Tyrol. During his term of office the introduction of agricultural training courses and the establishment of agricultural educational institutions were decided. Already weak in health, he traveled to Vienna in the spring of 1869, where he fulfilled his last great task, which was close to his heart. At the head of a Tyrolean deputation, he achieved the re-establishment of the medical faculty. Haßlwanter died shortly after his return to Tyrol on June 15, 1869.

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personal data
SURNAME Haßlwanter, Johann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian lawyer and conservative politician, member of the state parliament
DATE OF BIRTH May 5, 1805
PLACE OF BIRTH innsbruck
DATE OF DEATH June 15, 1869
Place of death innsbruck