Melchior Lüscher
Melchior Lüscher (born April 16, 1769 in Oberentfelden ; † April 5, 1828 there ; entitled to live in Oberentfelden) was a Swiss politician and judge . From 1808 until his death he was Councilor of the Canton of Aargau . He was the brother of the politician Daniel Lüscher .
biography
Lüscher first worked in his hometown as a churchman and farmer . After the French invasion and the proclamation of the Helvetic Republic , he was elected to the Helvetic Grand Council, the lower chamber of parliament, in April 1798 and was a member of it until it was dissolved. From November 1802 he was a member of the Aargau in the Helvetische Consulta , which negotiated the mediation constitution with Napoleon Bonaparte .
From 1803 the Liberal Lüscher was a member of the Grand Council , the Aargau Cantonal Parliament, and presided over it in 1812 and 1813. Also in 1803, he was appointed to the Aargau Court of Appeal. In addition, he represented his canton in 1805 and 1807 at the federal diets . In 1808 the Great Council elected him as the first farmer in the cantonal government. He was mainly responsible for finance and the poor. For almost twenty years he headed the cantonal poor commission. A few days before his 59th birthday, he died in office; his brother Daniel, who was 18 years his junior, was to succeed him.
See also
literature
- Biographical Lexicon of the Canton of Aargau 1803–1957 . In: Historical Society of the Canton of Aargau (Ed.): Argovia . tape 68/69 . Verlag Sauerländer, Aarau 1958, p. 505 .
Web links
- Sarah Brian Scherer: Lüscher, Melchior. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lüscher, Melchior |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 16, 1769 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oberentfelden |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 5, 1828 |
| Place of death | Oberentfelden |