Melchior Römer (16 June 1831 in

Zürich Zurich (; ) is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The ...

– 2 April 1895) was a

Swiss Swiss most commonly refers to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Swiss may also refer to: Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina * Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses * Swiss Café, an old café located ...

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

mayor of Zürich The mayor of the Swiss city of Zürich (''Stadtpräsident von Zürich'') presides the city council (''Stadtrat''). The office of mayor (''Bürgermeister'') was introduced with the guild revolution of 1336, and held by Rudolf Brun until 1360. ...

(1867–1889) and President of the

Swiss National Council The National Council (; ; ; ) is a house of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland, representing the people. The other house, Council of States, represents the states, preventing more populous parts of the country overpowering the rest. As the p ...

(1878/79).

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* * 1831 births 1895 deaths Politicians from Zurich Swiss Calvinist and Reformed Christians Free Democratic Party of Switzerland politicians Members of the National Council (Switzerland) 1878–1881 Presidents of the National Council (Switzerland) Mayors of Zurich {{Switzerland-politician-stub