About Walter Hauser
Lived 1837 – 1902 (aged 65). Walter Hauser was a Swiss politician.
Walter Hauser (1 May 1837 – 22 October 1902) was a Swiss politician who was a Federal Councillor from 1888 to 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.
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) 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.
Commemoration Walther-Hauser-Strasse in Wädenswil is named after him.
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Who was Walter Hauser?
Swiss politician (1837-1902)
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Walter Hauser was born on 1 May 1837 in Wädenswil.
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Walter Hauser died on 22 October 1902 in Bern.
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Walter Hauser was a politician.
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Walter Hauser was Swiss.
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