Josef Sigmund Bühler
Josef Sigmund Bühler (born November 4, 1804 in Büron ; † March 19, 1863 there ) was a Swiss politician and judge . From 1851 until his death he was a member of the National Council, from 1860 he was a member of the government of the Canton of Lucerne .
biography
He was the son of the farmer Jakob Bühler, the mayor of Büron and a member of the Lucerne cantonal parliament . Josef Sigmund Bühler attended grammar school in Lucerne and the canton school in Aarau . He then studied law at the Albert Ludwig University in Freiburg im Breisgau . From 1827 he worked as a lawyer in Büron , from 1835 to 1841 as chief judge . In 1841 he was a member of the Constitutional Council, in the same year he was elected to the Grand Council like his father before him.
In 1844/45 Bühler was one of the leading rioters who wanted to overthrow the conservative cantonal government with the help of radical liberals from other cantons. After he was involved in the trial of Josef Leu's murderer , he fled to the canton of Basel-Landschaft and was sentenced to death in absentia. He stayed in Liestal for two years and worked there as a lawyer. In 1847 he was acquitted, after which he moved back to Buron. Bühler ran in the National Council elections in 1851 and was elected in the Lucerne-North constituency. Although the Conservatives criticized his one-sided support for railroad interests, he was re-elected four times. In 1860 the Grand Council also elected him to the Lucerne government council , and he died in office three years later.
His daughter Maria Bühler was married to the Aargau National Councilor Wilhelm Karl Baldinger .
Web links
- Markus Trüeb: Bühler, Josef Sigmund. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bühler, Josef Sigmund |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss politician and judge |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 4, 1804 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Office |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 19, 1863 |
| Place of death | Office |