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'''Walter Hauser''' (1 May 1837, [[Wädenswil]] – 22 October 1902) was a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] politician and member of the [[Swiss Federal Council]] (1888-1902).
'''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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-01-05 |title=Der Turnverein macht die Politik |url=https://www.nzz.ch/der_turnverein_macht_die_politik-ld.965697 |access-date=2024-02-11 |work=[[Neue Zürcher Zeitung]] |language=de-CH |issn=0376-6829}}</ref>


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]].
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:
During his office time he held the following departments:
*[[Military Department (Switzerland)|Military Department]] (1889 - 1890)
*[[Military Department (Switzerland)|Military Department]] (1889–1890)
*[[Department of Finance (Switzerland)|Department of Finance]] (1891 - 1899)<ref>https://www.efd.admin.ch/efd/de/home/das-efd/der-departementsvorsteher/ueli-maurer/fruehere-departmentsvorsteher.html</ref>
*[[Department of Finance (Switzerland)|Department of Finance]] (1891–1899)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.efd.admin.ch/efd/de/home/das-efd/der-departementsvorsteher/ueli-maurer/fruehere-departmentsvorsteher.html|title=Frühere Departmentsvorsteher/Innen}}</ref>
*[[Federal Department of Foreign Affairs|Political Department]] (1900)
*[[Federal Department of Foreign Affairs|Political Department]] (1900)
*[[Department of Finance (Switzerland)|Department of Finance]] (1901 - 1902)
*[[Department of Finance (Switzerland)|Department of Finance]] (1901–1902)
He was [[President of the Confederation (Switzerland)|President of the Confederation]] twice in 1892 and 1900.
He was [[President of the Confederation (Switzerland)|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.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Das Bundesratslexikon |date=2019 |publisher=[[Neue Zürcher Zeitung|NZZ]] Libro |isbn=978-3-03810-218-2 |editor-last=Altermatt |editor-first=Urs |location=Zürich |pages=189–192}}</ref>

== Commemoration ==
''Walther-Hauser-Strasse'' in [[Wädenswil]] is named after him.
''Walther-Hauser-Strasse'' in [[Wädenswil]] is named after him.


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Latest revision as of 15:09, 12 December 2024

For the Swiss Olympic weightlifter, see Walter Hauser (weightlifter).
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

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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

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

Commemoration

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

References

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  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.

Further reading

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  • 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.
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Political offices
Preceded by President of the Council of States
1883/1884 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the Swiss Federal Council
1888–1902 		Succeeded by


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