Armin Kellersberger
Armin Josef Julius Berger Keller ( born December 18, 1838 in Baden, † July 28, 1905 ibid, hometown entitled in Baden) was a Swiss politician ( FDP). From 1881 until his death he represented the canton of Aargau in the Senate, from 1880 to 1893 he was Stadtammann of Baden.
Biography
The son of Josef Keller Berger, cantonal parliament and council of Baden, attended the district school in Baden and from 1855 to 1859 the Cantonal School in Aarau. He then studied law at the Universities of Heidelberg, Munich and Zurich. In 1859 he became a member of the Corps Helvetia Heidelberg. In 1864 he was admitted as a lawyer and worked in the law office of his father. In 1868 he started his own business and opened his own law firm in Laufen castle. He was from 1872 to 1874 local council and deputy district magistrate. In 1877 he returned to Baden and spent three years as town clerk. In the military, he rose to the rank of major and as such was commander of a battalion.
1874 Kellersberger was elected to the Grand Council, which he continuously until 1905 belonged (1880 /81 and 1891/92 as president ). In 1880 he was elected to the city Ammann of Baden; an office he held until 1893. His predecessor had pushed through the participation of the municipality in the Swiss National Railway, the railway company was, however, went bankrupt soon after the completion of the leading on - Baden railway Zofingen Wettingen. Kellersberger managed to avert the financial ruin of the municipality by a long-term loan of 2.4 million Swiss francs procured by the Federal Government and the Ortsbürgergemeinde persuaded to provide support in the amount of half a million francs. He successfully fought against the plans of the Zurich cantonal government and the city of Winterthur to open against the cities of Baden Aargau warranty, Lenzburg and Zofingen bankruptcy proceedings.
The Great Council elected Kellersberger 1881 in the Senate, as the successor of Augustin Keller. In Parliament, he soon acquired great influence, especially in military matters. He argued for the construction of the Gotthard fortress and the arming of the country storm. 1884/85 he tried as Canton Aarau Constitutional compensate intensified by the Kulturkampf confessional differences. 1890/91 he was Senate president. One year after the founding of the Swiss FDP succeeded him in 1895 to unite the democratic and the liberal wing in a common cantonal party in Aargau.
In addition to his political activities Kellersberger promoted the establishment of industries in Baden. He belonged since its foundation as a legal consultant on the boards of the power stations Baden and the Motor AG of Applied Electricity ( later Motor-Columbus ) at. From 1898 he was chairman of the Hagneck - power stations, besides, he was 1894-1902 Board member of the Swiss Northeastern Railway. Kellersberger led from 1894 to 1898 together with his son- excavations on his land in Baden by. This results in numerous ancient Fundgegegenstände came to light, brought new insights into the Roman settlement Aquae Helveticae and are now in the possession of the Historical Museum of the City of Baden.