Walter Hauser
Walter Hauser (1 May 1837 in
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:
- 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
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
- ISSN 0376-6829. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
- ^ "Frühere Departmentsvorsteher/Innen".
- ISBN 978-3-03810-218-2.
Further reading
- 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
- 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.