Johann Ulrich Lehmann

Johann Ulrich Lehmann (born May 29, 1817 in Langnau im Emmental , † September 26, 1876 in Lotzwil ) was a Swiss politician and entrepreneur . In 1849/50 he was a member of the government council of the Canton of Bern , from 1850 to 1854 he was a member of the National Council and from 1862 to 1865 of the Council of States .

biography

The son of a powder maker worked as a businessman after leaving school and managed the company Bucher & Lehmann , which was active in the cheese trade. After 1850, he bought the bleaching plant in Lotzwil from his father-in-law, which had existed since the late 17th century, and converted it to chemical production. It experienced its final heyday under his leadership. Lehmann was considered an influential economic expert. In 1864 he represented Switzerland when the trade agreement was signed with France , and he was also a member of the board of directors of the Bern Cantonal Bank .

Lehmann represented radical liberal views. In 1846 he was elected to the Grand Council of the Canton of Bern. He was a member first until 1849, then from 1850 to 1862 and finally from 1874 until his death. The Grand Council elected him to the government council in 1849. When the Conservatives temporarily came to power in 1850, he had to resign from this office. In April 1850 Lehmann ran a by-election in the Emmental constituency and entered the National Council. In 1854 he resigned. The Grand Council appointed him for the years 1862 to 1865 as one of the canton's representatives in the Council of States.

Web links

• Christoph Zürcher: Lehmann, Johann Ulrich. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .