Walter Hauser (1 May 1837 in Wädenswil – 22 October 1902) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1888–1902).
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). 2011-01-05. ISSN 0376-6829. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
- ^ "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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