Theodor Gabriel

Theodor Gabriel (born April 27, 1875 in Ennetbürgen ; † June 22, 1951 in Stans ; Catholic ; resident in Ennetbürgen) was a Swiss politician (Catholic Conservative) .

Life

Theodor Gabriel was born on April 27, 1875 in Ennetbürgen as the son of the farmer Heinrich Gabriel. After attending grammar school in Engelberg , he began studying law in Freiburg , which he completed with the academic degree of Dr. iur. completed. Theodor Gabriel subsequently worked as a lawyer in Stans.

He was married to Alwina, the daughter of Johann Jakob Lüssy. Theodor Gabriel died on June 22, 1951, two months after he had turned 76 in Stans.

Political career

The conservative politician Theodor Gabriel initially served as Stans councilor from 1903 to 1911 , and from 1907 onwards as councilor . He was also represented in the Nidwalden district administrator between 1910 and 1911 . Subsequently, Gabriel was a member of the government council from 1911 to 1949 as police director and in 1934 as governor . He also sat on the National Council from 1932 to 1935 . Gabriel also served as a member of the cantonal education council between 1932 and 1951 and as president of the Matura Commission.

Gabriel's special commitment was youth education . Despite his opposition to the construction of a cantonal power station on Bannalp in 1934, he was able to assert himself in the government, but lost his mandate in 1935.

literature

• Nidwaldner Volksblatt from June 23, 1951.
• Werner Ettlin: The fight for Bannalp . 1975.

Web links

• Peter Steiner: Gabriel, Theodor. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .