Wilhelm Schindler (politician)

Wilhelm Schindler (born May 14, 1829 in Lucerne ; † May 6, 1898 in Lucerne, resident in Lucerne) was a Swiss politician (liberal).

biography

Wilhelm Schindler was born to the merchant Xaver Schindler and Anna Maria Schindler, née Bell. After leaving school, Wilhelm Schindler trained as a trader and then worked in the grain trade.

In the military he made it to the rank of major and was in command of the Rifle Battalion 66.

Politically, he started out in local politics as a member of the City Council of Lucerne. Wilhelm Schindler was active on this body from June 5, 1854 to November 23, 1864. From 1860 to 1864 he was also the Cantonal Councilor of Lucerne and, in his last year in office, even President of the Cantonal Parliament. In the years 1860 to 1864 he also held the office of mayor of the city of Lucerne. At the national level, Wilhelm Schindler was the Liberal National Councilor of the Canton of Lucerne from December 7, 1863 to January 1, 1865.

His commitment as a promoter of rail transport and on a political level ended with his bankruptcy in 1864. Afterwards Wilhelm Schindler sank into poverty and political insignificance. He sold his Schönbühl estate to General Felix von Schumacher .

On May 2, 1853, Wilhelm Schindler married Antonia Pfyffer, daughter of the liberal Cantonal Councilor Ignaz Pfyffer. The marriage remained childless. A maternal cousin was the conservative politician and state archivist Friedrich Bell. In addition, the liberal politician Johann Baptist Sidler was a brother-in-law of Wilhelm Schindler.

literature

• Lucerne State Archives : Biographies of the Lucerne municipal councils 1831–1988 (Ez 161) and Lucerne Grand Council biographies 1831–1995 (Ez 111, number 1580)
• Lucerne State Archives : National and Council of States materials

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Short biography of the Federal Assembly

Web links

• Markus Trüeb: Schindler, Wilhelm. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .