Josef Vonmatt

Josef Vonmatt (born May 23, 1815 in Lucerne ; † October 11, 1894 ibid) was a Swiss politician and judge . From 1855 until his death he was a member of the National Council almost continuously .

biography

The son of a watchmaker attended high schools in St. Urban and Lucerne , after which he studied law at the University of Jena . After a stay in Geneva , Vonmatt began working as a lawyer in Hochdorf . He later moved his law firm to Büron , from 1848 he worked in Lucerne (except from 1865 to 1869). From 1848 to 1871 he was a criminal judge (from 1852 as the court president). In the military he last had the rank of lieutenant colonel .

Vonmatt participated in 1844/45 at the two Freischar trains , later he became involved in liberal societies Lucerne as the main agitator. In doing so, he tried to win workers and tradesmen over to freedom. His political career began in October 1855 when he won a by-election in the Lucerne-South constituency of the National Council . In the National Council, he represented the interests of the growing tourism industry, among other things . In 1857 he was elected to the Grand Council of the Canton of Lucerne , of which he was a member until his death. In 1858/59 he was a member of the Small City Council of Lucerne (executive). Vonmatt resigned as a member of the National Council in 1872, but returned to the National Council in May 1873 after a by-election victory; from now on he represented the constituency of Lucerne-East . From 1879 he also sat on the Lucerne city council (legislature). In 1884, 1887, 1890 and 1893 Vonmatt was the age president of the National Council.

Web links

• Markus Trüeb: Vonmatt, Josef. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .