Johann Jakob Widmer
Johann Jakob Widmer (born December 11, 1819 in Horgen ; † January 10, 1879 in Zurich ) was a Swiss politician and businessman . From 1863 to 1879 he was a member of the National Council.
biography
Johann Jakob Widmer was born as the son of the master glazier Hans Rudolf and Elisabetha Widmer nee Huser. In 1848 he married Carolina Hüni, the daughter of the land clerk and Zurich Grand Councilor Hans Conrad Hüni. After the village school he learned the trade of glazier in his parents' business. He then visited the "Rudolf Stapfer Institute" in Horgen and spent 1840/1841 a stay at the Neuchâtel Academy. Johann Jakob Widmer worked from 1841 to 1843 as an assistant teacher at the “Institut Stapfer” in Horgen and from 1843 to 1846 traveled as a tutor to the Zuppiger-Zollinger family in Bergamo in Zurich .
As a volunteer he worked in his cousin's silk business from 1846 to 1848, after which he founded his own silk company in 1848, which he entrusted to his brother. He was heavily involved in the Northeast and Gotthard Railway. From 1872 onwards, as President of the Central Commission, he made a contribution to the reorganization of the Swiss rifle system.
Johann Jakob Widmer was politicized in the Horgen local council from 1840 to 1851, his main concern being school maintenance. He sat on the Zurich Grand and Cantonal Council from 1857 to 1879 and represented Zurich on the National Council from 1863 to 1879. He politicized in the liberal direction of Alfred Escher .
literature
- Erich Gruner , Karl Frei: The Swiss Federal Assembly 1848–1920. Francke, Bern 1966, page 125 f.
Web links
- Christian Baertschi: Widmer, Johann Jakob. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul Kläui : History of the community Horgen . Horgen 1952.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Widmer, Johann Jakob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss politician and entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 11, 1819 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Horgen |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 10, 1879 |
| Place of death | Zurich |