Johann Ludwig Sulzberger

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Johann Ludwig Sulzberger (born February 24, 1815 in Gachnang ; † March 25, 1882 in Frauenfeld ) was a Swiss politician and judge . From 1851 to 1869 he was a member of the National Council, from 1852 to 1881 he was a member of the government of the Canton of Thurgau .

biography

Johann Ludwig Sulzberger was the son of a Reformed pastor; the pastor and historian Huldreich Sulzberger was his younger brother. He studied law at the universities of Zurich , Berlin , Göttingen and Geneva . During his studies he joined the Swiss Zofinger Association . From 1837 Sulzberger worked as a lawyer in Frauenfeld , from 1840 as a district clerk in Bischofszell . From 1845 to 1869 he was a cantonal interrogator, and in 1851/52 he presided over the Frauenfeld district court . Sulzberger also held several seats on boards of directors, for example at the Thurgauische Hypothekenbank (1852 to 1882), the Rentenanstalt (1860) and the Mobiliarversicherung (1873 to 1881).

Sulzberger founded the Oberthurgauer Volksverein around 1845 in order to spread radically liberal ideas. In 1845 he was elected to the Thurgau Grand Council . He took a tough stance towards the Sonderbund . In 1849 he was involved in the drafting of a new cantonal constitution, but opposed its introduction because it did not seem too radical to him. Together with Fridolin Anderwert and Philipp Gottlieb Labhardt , he founded the opposition liberal association in 1858. Later he became the leading representative of the democratic movement , which was directed against the extraordinary power of Eduard Häberlin in particular .

In April 1851 Sulzberger ran successfully in a by-election and entered the National Council in place of the late Johann Georg Rauch . He was re-elected six times in a row. The Great Council elected Sulzberger to the government council in 1852 . During his tenure in the cantonal government, which lasted almost three decades, he headed the Departments of Foreign Affairs, Finance, Internal Affairs and Economics. In 1869 he resigned as a Grand and National Council due to the stricter legal regulations on the separation of powers, and remained a government councilor until 1881.

Sulzberger developed various other activities. He was a member of the Evangelical Synod (1855 to 1861) and President of the Frauenfeld community . In 1859 he was one of the co-founders of the Historical Association of the Canton of Thurgau, in 1870 he initiated the establishment of the Thurgau Trade and Industry Association. He was also a correspondent for the National-Zeitung and actuary of the Thurgauische Gemeinnützige Gesellschaft. The Grütliverein made him an honorary member in 1873.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Johann Ludwig Sulzberger in the digital Alfred Escher letter edition . Retrieved August 9, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Sulzberger, Johann Ludwig
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss politician and judge
DATE OF BIRTH February 24, 1815
PLACE OF BIRTH Gachnang
DATE OF DEATH March 25, 1882
Place of death Frauenfeld