Johannes Keller (politician, 1802)
Johannes Keller (born December 30, 1802 in Weinfelden , † November 12, 1877 in Frauenfeld ) was a Swiss physician and politician .
biography
John Keller studied at the Higher School of Medicine in Zurich and the universities of Tubingen and Wurzburg medicine . In Würzburg he became a member of the Corps Helvetia in 1822 . In 1823 he completed his studies with a doctorate to become Dr. med. from.
From 1824 to 1833, Keller practiced as a doctor in his native Weinfelden. From 1831 to 1833 he was mayor of Weinfelden, President of the Weinfelden District Court and member of the Grand Council of the Canton of Thurgau , from 1832 to 1833 as its President.
From 1833 to 1869 he was a member of the Thurgau government council . From 1833 to 1857 he was responsible for finance and from 1857 to 1869 for construction, roads and insurance. From 1832 to 1869 he was a member of the Thurgau Sanitary Council, from 1832 to 1867 the Thurgau Church Council and 1849 the Thurgau Constitutional Council. In the years 1850 and 1851 he was a member of the canton of Thurgau to the Council of States , but gave up this mandate prematurely in favor of his office in the Thurgau government.
From 1852 to 1867 he was a member of the board of directors of the Thurgauer Hypothekenbank. In 1852 he was a member of the narrower Thurgau Railway Committee and from 1858 to 1874 of the board of directors of the Nordostbahn as one of its founders.
Together with Thomas Bornhauser , with whom he had a personal friendship, he was one of the leaders of regeneration in the canton of Thurgau. Together with him, he brought about the subordination of the monasteries to state supervision and the abolition of the novitiate . He had a decisive influence on the tax law of 1851. From 1868 to 1869 he was a member of the Constitutional Commission of the Canton of Thurgau. With the adoption of the democratic constitutional revision of 1869, he withdrew from politics.
Web links
- André Salathé: Keller, Johannes. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kösener corps lists 1910, 205a, 22.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Keller, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss doctors and politicians |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 30, 1802 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Weinfelden |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 12, 1877 |
| Place of death | Frauenfeld |