Otto Hunziker

Otto Hunziker ( born May 6, 1879 in Aarau, † February 7, 1940 in Zofingen; homeland justified in Aarau and Kirchleerau ) was a Swiss politician ( FDP) and judges. He represented from 1911 to 1939 the Canton of Aargau in the National Council.

Biography

Hunziker graduated from the Cantonal School in Aarau. He then studied law at the Universities of Bern and Munich; among his professors Carl Hilty and Lujo Brentano. In 1902, he admitted to the Bar, in 1903, he worked as a clerk. From 1905 to 1936 he was President of the District Court Zofingen.

1907 Hunziker was elected to the Grand Council, where he served for 30 years. In the canton of Parliament, he was instrumental in the modernization of poor relief. He promoted the education system and the exploitation of salt deposits on the Rhine. After Hunziker was elected in 1910 as President of the Aargau Cantonal FDP party, followed in 1911 election to the National Council. At the national level, he advocated for the expansion of the welfare state, in particular the introduction of the AHV. In 1923 he gave the Bureau of the cantonal party, the National Council he remained until 1939. From 1917 to 1940 he sat on the Board of the BLS.

In his spare time Hunziker wrote lyric poems and ballads, which appeared in magazines and calendars. Another area of ​​interest was the historical research. In addition to writing biographies of important Swiss personalities he dealt in particular with the emergence of Confederation. Through the study of old documents and legal sources, he tried to prove that William Tell had actually exists.