Friedrich Siegfried

Samuel Friedrich Siegfried ( born October 7, 1809 in Zofingen, † October 31, 1882 in Basel, home justified in Zofingen ) was a Swiss politician and railway manager. From 1841 to 1854 he was a Councillor of the Canton of Aargau, 1848/49, he represented his State in the Senate, from 1849 to 1857 in the National Council. In addition, he was Director General of the Swiss Central Railway.

Biography

After his schooling in Zofingen Siegfried graduated from the Cantonal School in Aarau. He then studied law at the Universities of Bonn and Heidelberg. In Heidelberg he became in 1831 a member of the Corps Helvetia. After admission to the bar followed by a brief period of study in Paris, after which he opened a law office in Zofingen. 1834 Siegfried, who was close to the Liberals, was elected to the Grand Council. This he belonged until 1852 and again from 1856 to 1869, four times he chaired the cantonal parliament.

Until 1841 was Siegfried Stadtammann of Zofingen, as the Great Council elected him in the cantonal government. In November 1848 was carried out by the same body election to the Senate, but three months later he was elected by the people to the National Council; this he was a member until 1857, where he was National President in 1856. 1854 Siegfried stepped back from the cantonal government and had the following two years as District Officer in Zofingen.

As in 1853, the Swiss Central Railway was established, Siegfried was a member of the Board of Directors. He was inspector of the station Olten and after the opening of the railway Olten- Lucerne in 1856 their operation inspector. Siegfried rose to the Executive Board of the railway company and moved to Basel. From 1869 to 1879 he led the Central Railway as General Manager, the Board of Directors he remained until his death.