Johann Ulrich Schiess (politician, 1711)

Johann Ulrich Schiess (born February 27, 1711 in Herisau ; † March 11, 1775 in Herisau; legal resident in Herisau) was a Swiss textile entrepreneur, long-time member of the Small Council , mayor and delegate from the Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden .

Life

Johann Ulrich Schiess was a son of Johann Ulrich Schiess, community Captain and host of the inn crown, and the Sibilla Loser. In 1730 he married Anna Sturzenegger, daughter of Bartholome Sturzenegger. He entered into a second marriage in 1735 with Katharina Barbara Tanner, daughter of Bartholome Tanner, Landesseckelmeister . He rode in the Gasthaus Krone. Later he was a successful textile merchant and owner of Alp Kleinwald . In 1739 he was councilor in Herisau. From 1747 to 1749 he served as the Ausserrhoder regional ensign and from 1749 to 1756 as the governor. From 1756 to 1769 he was the delegate of the Diet eleven times. As Landammann from 1756 to 1772, Schiess contributed much to calming the situation after the Ausserrhoder land trade from 1732 to 1734.

literature

Ernst H. Koller and Jakob Signer: Appenzell's coat of arms and gender book. Bern: Stämpfli 1926, p. 281.

Web links

Thomas Fuchs: Johann Ulrich Schiess. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . June 15, 2010 , accessed May 15, 2020 .

Individual evidence

↑ On the function of the state offices (state builder, state ensign, state governor, governor) cf. Otto Tobler: Development and functions of the state offices in Appenzell A. Rh. From the end of the 14th century to the present. Diss. University of Bern 1905. In: Appenzellische Jahrbücher 34 (1906), pp. 1–164, here above all from p. 71. Web access via e-periodica.ch.

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personal data
SURNAME	Schiess, Johann Ulrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss textile entrepreneur, national ensign, governor, governor and delegate of the parliament
DATE OF BIRTH	February 27, 1711
PLACE OF BIRTH	Herisau
DATE OF DEATH	March 11, 1775
Place of death	Herisau

[1] On the function of the state offices (state builder, state ensign, state governor, governor) cf. Otto Tobler: Development and functions of the state offices in Appenzell A. Rh. From the end of the 14th century to the present. Diss. University of Bern 1905. In: Appenzellische Jahrbücher 34 (1906), pp. 1–164, here above all from p. 71. Web access via e-periodica.ch.