Walter Hauser (1 May 1837 in Wädenswil – 22 October 1902) was a Swiss politician and member of the

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(1888–1902).

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

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. 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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* * 1837 births 1902 deaths People from Wädenswil Swiss Calvinist and Reformed Christians Free Democratic Party of Switzerland politicians Foreign ministers of Switzerland Finance ministers of Switzerland Members of the Federal Council (Switzerland) Presidents of the Swiss Confederation Defence ministers of Switzerland Members of the National Council (Switzerland) Members of the Council of States (Switzerland) Presidents of the Council of States (Switzerland) {{Switzerland-politician-stub

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