Johann Jakob Abegg

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Johann Jakob Abegg (born July 23, 1834 in Küsnacht ; † February 17, 1912 there , entitled to live in Küsnacht ) was a Swiss politician and entrepreneur .

biography

Johann Jakob Abegg, a member of the Reformed Church , was born on July 23, 1834, the son of a master baker , community Ammann and guild judge Hans Jakob Abegg, located in between 1850 and 1853 as silk manufacturer born tried in Küsnacht. Abegg first attended the industrial school in Zurich , then switched to the silk weaving school in Lyon , where he also received training in a silk shop. From 1859 to 1884 he was a partner in the Küsnacht silk manufacturing company Kägi, Fierz & Cie. , from 1885 to 1889 of the successor company Abegg & Maeder . In 1881 Abegg co-founded the silk weaving school in Zurich , of which he was a member and president of the supervisory committee for thirty years.

Johann Jakob Abegg, who remained unmarried, died on February 17, 1912 in Küsnacht. He was the cousin of Carl Abegg .

Political career

Johann Jakob Abegg started his political career in Küsnacht, where, like his ancestors, he was entrusted with municipal offices, for example in the local council , where he was responsible for school maintenance. Abegg, who also campaigned for local issues at the cantonal and federal level, enjoyed great popularity in the Lake Zurich area because of his " honest and humble " manner . He was in charge of the savings bank, the water supply and the teachers' association in his home parish and played a key role in the construction of the Zurich Lake Railway to the right in 1894. In 1868 Abegg was elected as a liberal to the democratic Zurich Constitutional Council. From 1869 to 1911 he was a member of the Cantonal Council , which he chaired in 1899. As an educational councilor from 1890 to 1908, he mainly dealt with financial aspects and the development of the teaching material publisher. In the parliamentary elections in 1887 he succeeded in entering the National Council , to which he belonged until his death. After 1889 he devoted himself exclusively to politics. As a member of the business auditing, alcohol, customs tariff and railway commission, he dealt primarily with economic and financial issues. As an economic liberal with a democratic influence, he belonged to the center of the liberal faction and exercised a mediating function.

In the Swiss Army he served with the rank of infantry major .

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SURNAME Abegg, Johann Jakob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss politician and entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH July 23, 1834
PLACE OF BIRTH Küsnacht
DATE OF DEATH February 17, 1912
Place of death Küsnacht