Walter Hauser

Walter Hauser (1 May 1837 in Wädenswil – 22 October 1902) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1888–1902).

Career

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:

He was President of the Confederation twice in 1892 and 1900.

Family

Hauser was born into the family of Jakob Arnold Hauser and Emilie Theiler. In 1865, he married Marie-Sophie Wiedeman.[3]

Commemoration

Walther-Hauser-Strasse in Wädenswil is named after him.

References

  1. ^ "Der Turnverein macht die Politik". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in Swiss High German). 2011-01-05. ISSN 0376-6829. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  2. ^ "Frühere Departmentsvorsteher/Innen".
  3. ^ Altermatt, Urs, ed. (2019). Das Bundesratslexikon. Zürich: NZZ Libro. pp. 189–192. ISBN 978-3-03810-218-2.

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Political offices Preceded byWilhelm Vigier President of the Council of States 1883/1884 Succeeded byMartin Birmann Preceded byWilhelm Hertenstein Member of the Swiss Federal Council 1888–1902 Succeeded byLudwig Forrer


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