Martin Ochsner

Martin Ochsner (born February 16, 1862 in Einsiedeln ; † January 8, 1939 there , entitled to live in Einsiedeln) was a Swiss politician (KVP / CVP) .

biography

Martin Ochsner was born on February 16, 1862 in Einsiedeln as the son of the businessman Martin Anton Ochsner. After graduating from the Einsiedeln Abbey School , Martin Ochsner studied law at the universities of Munich , Bern , Lausanne and Heidelberg . As a result, Ochsner initially worked as a lawyer in Einsiedeln, from 1888 to 1898 as a cantonal interrogator, then until 1904 as the office director in Schwyz and finally from 1904 again as a lawyer in Einsiedeln.

At the same time, Martin Ochsner pursued a political career as a member of the Catholic People's Party. He was elected to the Schwyz Cantonal Council in 1898 , which he then belonged to until 1916 and which he presided over between 1906 and 1907. In addition, from 1910 to 1922 he was represented on the government council as head of the Interior Department . In addition, he headed the government between 1912 and 1914 as Landammann . In addition, Ochsner served as district governor until 1908, then as district administrator of the Einsiedeln district until 1911 . At the federal level, he represented his canton in the Council of States from 1908 until his death . He was a member of 155 commissions.

Ochsner wrote numerous historical publications about the Canton of Schwyz. From 1895 to 1903 he acted as an actuary , then until 1939 as President of the Historical Society of the Canton of Schwyz. In the Swiss Army he served with the rank of lieutenant colonel .

Martin Ochsner, who remained unmarried, died on January 8, 1939, a few weeks before his 77th birthday in Einsiedeln.

literature

• Erich Gruner , Karl Frei: The Swiss Federal Assembly 1848–1920. Francke, Bern 1966, page 313 f.

Web links

• Franz Auf der Maur: Ochsner, Martin. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .