Friedrich Frey-Eros ( German: Friedrich Frey-Herosé ) ( October 12, 1801 , Lindau , Bavaria - September 22, 1873 , Bern , Canton of Bern , Switzerland ) - Swiss politician, president, chief of staff of the Allied army in the Civil War of 1847. One of the first seven members of the Federal Council, member of the Radical Democratic Party .
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| Predecessor | not | ||||||
| Successor | Emil Velti | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Wilhelm Mathias Neff | ||||||
| Successor | Jonas Furrer | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Jacob Stampfli | ||||||
| Successor | Joseph Martin Knuzel | ||||||
| Birth | October 12, 1801 Lindau , Bavaria | ||||||
| Death | September 22, 1873 (71 years old) Bern , Switzerland | ||||||
| Spouse | Henrietta Eroze | ||||||
| Children | five | ||||||
| The consignment | Radical Democratic Party | ||||||
Biography
Friedrich Frey was born into the family of industrialist Daniel Frey and Anna Elizabeth Sulzer in Lindau (Bavaria). In 1810, the family moved to Aarau (Switzerland). There he graduated from high school, then studied chemistry at Lausanne and the College de France in Paris . In 1824 he married the daughter of industrialist Henrietta Eroze and added her last name to his. They had 5 children. In 1834 he was elected to the cantonal parliament of Argau and in November 1837 entered the Small Council (Government) of the canton of Argau. As president of the Military Commission, Frey was also the supreme commander of Argau. In 1847, he participated in the Civil War as chief of staff under the commander of the Union Army, General Guillaume Henri Dufour . After the defeat, Sonderbund was a member of the Commission on the Adoption of a New Federal Constitution. In the first election he was elected to the Federal Council from Argau.
- 1839 - 1840 - head of the government of the canton of Argau (1st time).
- 1842 - 1843 - head of the government of the canton of Argau (2nd time).
- 1845 - 1846 - head of the government of the canton of Argau (3rd time).
- November 16, 1848 - December 31, 1866 - Member of the Federal Council of Switzerland.
- November 21, 1848 - December 31, 1853 - head of the department (minister) of trade and fees .
- January 1 - December 31, 1853 - Vice President of Switzerland.
- January 1 - December 31, 1854 - President of Switzerland, head of the political department (Minister of Foreign Affairs).
- January 1, 1855 - December 31, 1859 - head of the military department .
- January 1 - December 31, 1859 - Vice President of Switzerland.
- January 1 - December 31, 1860 - President of Switzerland, head of the political department.
- January 1, 1861 - December 31, 1866 - head of the department of trade and fees.