Karl Kaiser
Karl Kaiser | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Kaiser in 1921 | |
| Member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein for Unterland | |
| In office 1918–1932 | |
| Mayor of Schellenberg | |
| In office 1915–1927 | |
| Preceded by | Andreas Hassler |
| Succeeded by | Adolf Goop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 November 1866 Schellenberg, Liechtenstein |
| Died | 21 February 1935 (aged 68) Schellenberg, Liechtenstein |
| Political party | Progressive Citizens' Party |
| Spouse(s) |
Rosa Goop
(m. 1895; died 1907)Angelina Hasler
(m. 1909; died 1922) |
| Children | 12 |
Karl Kaiser (3 November 1866 – 21 February 1935) was a politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein.
Life
[edit]Kaiser was born on 3 November 1866 as the son of the mayor Josef Kaiser and Elisabeth Elkuch. He worked as a farmer. He was the commander Schellenberg fire brigade 1892 to 1906. From 1903 to 1915 he was a member of the Schellenberg municipal council and then deputy mayor of the municipality from 1909 to 1915, when he succeeded Andreas Hassler as mayor after his death in March 1915. He remained mayor until 1927.[1]
Kaiser was a founding member of the Progressive Citizens' Party in 1918.[1] He was a member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1918 to 1932, where he was also a member of the finance commission and state committee.[2] In addition, he was a deputy judge at the Liechtenstein supreme court from 1922 to 1927.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Kaiser married Rosa Goop (27 October 1872 – 6 July 1907) on 7 January 1895 and they had six children together. He then went on to marry Angelina Hasler (3 September 1878 – 2 June 1922) on 24 May 1909 and they had another six children together.[1]
He died on 21 February 1935 in Schellenberg, aged 68 years old.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Büchel, Donat (31 December 2011). "Kaiser, Karl". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Paul Vogt (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.
- ^ "Altabgeordneter Karl Kaiser †". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt. 23 February 1935. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- 1866 births
- 1935 deaths
- 20th-century Liechtenstein politicians
- People from Schellenberg
- Liechtenstein farmers
- Progressive Citizens' Party politicians
- 19th-century Liechtenstein people
- Mayors of Schellenberg
- Liechtenstein judges
- Members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein (1918–1922)
- Members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein (1922–1926)
- Members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein (1926–1928)
- Members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein (1928–1932)