Peter Theophil Bühler

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The three brothers Valentin (1835–1912), Christian (1837–1904) and Peter Theophil (1841–1913) Bühler.

Peter Theophil Bühler (born January 27, 1841 in Igis ; † January 29, 1913 in Chur ), entitled to residency in Davos , was a Swiss politician (FDP liberal) .

Life

Family and work

The Reformed baptized Peter Theophil Bühler, son of the pastor Christian Bühler, attended the canton school in Chur , then the Pädagogium Basel . After acquiring the maturity he turned to the study of law at the Universities of Basel and Heidelberg to which he with the promotion of Dr. iur. completed. Bühler subsequently worked as a lawyer and large builder in Fideris. In addition, he held the rank of colonel of the infantry in the Swiss Army .

Bühler was married to the Fideriserin Margreth, the daughter of Rudolf Greutert. He died in January 1913, two days after he had turned 72 in Chur.

Political career

The liberal Bühler was elected to the Grisons Grand Council in 1873, at the age of 32 , where he then sat until 1879, from 1881 to 1883 and from 1884 to 1895. In addition, he held the office of President of the State (President of Parliament) seven times. From 1878 to 1879 and from 1894 to 1900 he was a member of the Small Council , where he was in charge of the finance and military departments. In 1883 the people elected him to the National Council , from which he resigned in 1902. He also served as President of the Oberlandquart District Court from 1869 to 1872 . In 1875 and from 1882 to 1893 he was a cantonal judge in Graubünden . In addition, Bühler worked from 1902 as secretary of the SBB management in St. Gallen and as president of the Swiss Alpine Association.

Bühler's political commitment was to agriculture and traffic, especially the Landquart-Davos line and the later Rorschach-Heiden mountain railway . The popular Buhler often represented federalist right-of-center positions within the liberal camp , which put him at a clear distance from the liberal party apparatus.

See also

literature

  • Erich Gruner : The Swiss Federal Assembly 1848–1920, Volume 1. Francke, Bern 1966, p. 610.
  • Paul Zinsli : Walser folklore in Switzerland, Vorarlberg, Liechtenstein and Piedmont. Heritage, existence, essence. Huber, Frauenfeld, 1968, p. 383.
  • Peter Metz: History of the Canton of Graubünden, Volume 2: 1848–1914. Calven-Verlag, Chur 1989, ISBN 3-9052-6102-2 , p. 412.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Directory of the presidents of the canton of Graubünden from 1803 on the website www.gr.ch; Retrieved February 26, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Bühler, Peter Theophil
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss politicians (FDP liberals)
DATE OF BIRTH January 27, 1841
PLACE OF BIRTH Igis
DATE OF DEATH January 29, 1913
Place of death Chur