Samuel Frey (politician)

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Samuel Frey (born November 20, 1820 in Gontenschwil ; † January 29, 1905 there ) was a Swiss judge and politician . From 1852 to 1863 he represented the canton of Aargau in the National Council .

biography

Samuel Frey's eponymous father was mayor of Gontenschwil and district judges. The son graduated from the canton school in Aarau , where he also joined the Swiss Zofinger Association. He then studied law at the Ruprecht-Karls-University in Heidelberg . After receiving his doctorate in 1843 , he initially worked as a lawyer for three years. In 1846 he was appointed district judge for the Kulm district . Frey presided over the district court from 1850 until it was elected to the Aargau Higher Court in 1852.

Frey remained chief judge until 1899, where he held the office of president of the higher court in the years 1856-1858 and 1866-1887. In addition, he was chairman of the Aargau jury from 1860 to 1869 , for the introduction of which he had campaigned on a political level. In the Swiss Army he had the rank of captain and was employed as a staff auditor from 1853 to 1861 . Frey was considered an excellent lawyer and expert on Roman law . He used his skills for many years as President of the Supreme Court Commission for the examination and patenting of lawyers. He was also a member of the Reformed Council of Churches of the Canton of Aargau from 1849 to 1861 .

Frey's political career began in 1846 when he was elected to the Aargauer Grand Council , to which he belonged until 1852 and which he presided over in his last year in office. In 1849 he was elected to the Council of States by his fellow councilors , but he rejected this election. In contrast, he was a member of the Constitutional Council from 1849 to 1851, which drafted a new cantonal constitution. He stood as a representative of the moderate liberals in the National Council elections in 1851 and was elected in the Aargau-Südwest constituency, but was only able to prevail in the third ballot. As a result, he was re-elected three times, and in 1863 he resigned as National Councilor. Politically, he reappeared in 1884/85 when he was a member of the Constitutional Council for the second time.

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. 235 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Samuel Frey in the digital Alfred Escher letter edition . Retrieved August 9, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Frey, Samuel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 20, 1820
PLACE OF BIRTH Gontenschwil
DATE OF DEATH January 29, 1905
Place of death Gontenschwil