Johannes Graf (politician)

John Graf (* 25. December 1714 in Heiden , † 22. July 1787 ibid ; heimatberechtigt in Heiden) was a Swiss mayor , member of the Small Council and Landammann from the canton of Appenzell Outer Rhodes .

Life

Johannes Graf was a son of Conrad Graf, a wealthy farmer , and Anna Bänziger. In 1739 he married Barbara Frischknecht, daughter of Christoph Frischknecht, community Captain of Schwellbrunn .

The wealthy landowner Johannes Graf was mayor and church clerk in 1738 . From 1744 to 1747 he was a state ensign. After being voted out of office as a state official, he again sat on the local council . In 1751 he was again mayor. From 1756 to 1762 he again held the office of state ensign. From 1762 to 1780 he was the national bag master . From 1780 to 1781 he held the office of provincial governor and from 1781 to 1782 he was inactive Landammann of Appenzell Ausserrhoden.

literature

Ernst H. Koller and Jakob Signer: Appenzell's coat of arms and gender book. Bern: Stämpfli 1926, p. 97.
Rudolf Sonderegger, Hans Knecht et al .: Festschrift for the 300th anniversary of the Heiden community: 1652-1952. Heiden: R. Weber 1952, p. 21.

Web links

Thomas Fuchs: Johannes Graf. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . January 9, 2007 , accessed May 18, 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	Graf, Johannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss Mayor, Member of the Government and Landammann
DATE OF BIRTH	December 25, 1714
PLACE OF BIRTH	Heiden AR
DATE OF DEATH	July 22, 1787
Place of death	Heiden AR

[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.