Ulrich Meyer (politician, 1732)
Ulrich Meyer (* 10. December 1732 in Hundwil ; † 12. May 1809 Stone ; heimatberechtigt in Hundwil) was a Swiss councilor , mayor and member of the Small Council of the canton of Appenzell Outer Rhodes .
Life
Ulrich Meyer was the son of Ulrich Meyer, councilor, and Katharina Weiss. In 1760 he married Elisabeth Knöpfel, daughter of David Knöpfel, councilor in Schaffhausen . In his second marriage in 1798 he married Anna Barbara Hüninger, daughter of Alexander Hüninger, councilor.
He worked from 1772 to 1777 as councilor and district captain in Hundwil. Then officiated Meyer 1777-1782 as a community captain . From 1779 to 1797 he was a regional builder in Ausserrhoder and from 1782 to 1786 as a regional ensign . From 1786 to 1793 he held the office of governor. From 1793 to 1797 Meyer served as state cap master and in 1799 as president of the community chamber. In 1801 he moved to Stein.
Works
- Ulrich Meyer: From the description of the Swiss balance because of the revolution 1797–1803. in the Cantonal Library of Appenzell Ausserrhoden
literature
- Ernst H. Koller and Jakob Signer: Appenzell's coat of arms and gender book. Bern: Stämpfli 1926, p. 215.
Web links
- Thomas Fuchs: Ulrich Meyer. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . January 8, 2008 , accessed June 22, 2020 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ On the function of the state offices (state builder, state ensign, state governor, governor) cf. Otto Tobler: Development and functions of the state offices in Appenzell A. Rh. From the end of the 14th century to the present. Diss. University of Bern 1905. In: Appenzellische Jahrbücher 34 (1906), pp. 1–164, here above all from p. 71. Web access via e-periodica.ch.
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SURNAME | Meyer, Ulrich |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss councilor, mayor and member of the government |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 10, 1732 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hundwil |
DATE OF DEATH | May 12, 1809 |
Place of death | Stone AR |