Johannes Zellweger (politician, 1591)

Johannes Zellweger, 7th Mayor of Appenzell Ausserrhoden 1642–1646.

John Zellweger (* 4. March 1591 in Herisau , † allegedly 1664 in Trogen ; heimatberechtigt in Teufen ) was a Swiss councilor, town clerk, community Captain , land owner, Diet Envoy and Landammann from the canton of Appenzell Outer Rhodes .

Life

Johannes Zellweger was a son of Conrad Zellweger . His first wife was Elsbeth Schoch and his second Katharina Koller. He entered into a third marriage with Elisabeth Schiess. He was probably the innkeeper and glazier like his father and son. From around 1613 he lived in Teufen, around 1648 he moved to Trogen. From 1625 he was councilor and council clerk of Teufen and in 1627 mayor. From 1628 to 1642 he officiated as the landlord, from 1631 to 1644 as the delegate of the Diet and from 1642 to 1646 as the Landammann. Because he was held responsible for the introduction of the new inheritance tax, he was voted out of office in 1646.

literature

• Ernst H. Koller and Jakob Signer: Appenzell's coat of arms and gender book. Bern: Stämpfli 1926, p. 398f.

Web links

• Thomas Fuchs: Johann Zellweger. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . September 28, 2012 , accessed April 14, 2020 .
• Entry by Johannes Zellweger in the Collection of Swiss Legal Sources .

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