Walter Hauser
Walter Hauser | |
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| President of Switzerland | |
| In office 1 January 1900 – 31 December 1900 | |
| Preceded by | Eduard Müller |
| Succeeded by | Ernst Brenner |
| In office 1 January 1892 – 31 December 1892 | |
| Preceded by | Emil Welti |
| Succeeded by | Karl Schenk |
| Swiss Federal Councillor | |
| In office 13 December 1888 – 22 October 1902 | |
| Preceded by | Wilhelm Hertenstein |
| Succeeded by | Ludwig Forrer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 May 1837 Wädenswil, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland |
| Died | 22 October 1902 (aged 65) |
| Political party | Free Democratic Party |
Walter Hauser (1 May 1837 – 22 October 1902) was a Swiss politician who was a Federal Councillor from 1888 to 1902.
Career
[edit]Open to technical innovations, Hauser was one of the founders of the left bank of the Zurichseebahn in 1859, the Wädenswil-Einsiedeln-Bahn in 1870 and the Wädenswil gasworks in 1874.[1]
He was elected to the Federal Council on 13 December 1888 and died in office on 22 October 1902. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland.
During his office time he held the following departments:
- Military Department (1889–1890)
- Department of Finance (1891–1899)[2]
- Political Department (1900)
- Department of Finance (1901–1902)
He was President of the Confederation twice in 1892 and 1900.
Family
[edit]Hauser was born into the family of Jakob Arnold Hauser and Emilie Theiler. In 1865, he married Marie-Sophie Wiedeman.[3]
Commemoration
[edit]Walther-Hauser-Strasse in Wädenswil is named after him.
References
[edit]- ^ "Der Turnverein macht die Politik". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in Swiss High German). 5 January 2011. ISSN 0376-6829. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Frühere Departmentsvorsteher/Innen".
- ^ Altermatt, Urs, ed. (2019). Das Bundesratslexikon. Zürich: NZZ Libro. pp. 189–192. ISBN 978-3-03810-218-2.
Further reading
[edit]- Ryser, Emil (1931). Zur Erinnerung an unsere lieben Eltern (Bundesrat Walter Hauser, 1837-1902, Sophie Hauser, geb. Wiedemann, 1845-1931) (in German). Bern: Büchler & Co.
External links
[edit]- Profile of Walter Hauser with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
- Walter Hauser in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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