Carl Schenk (full name Johann Karl Emmanuel Schenk) ( German: Johann Karl Emmanuel Schenk ; December 1, 1823 , Zignau , canton of Bern , Switzerland - July 18, 1895 , Bern , Switzerland ) - Swiss politician, president. Member of the Radical Democratic Party .
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| Predecessor | Jacob Stampfli | ||||||
| Successor | Edward Muller | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Jacob Dubs | ||||||
| Successor | Joseph Martin Knuzel | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Jacob Dubs | ||||||
| Successor | Emil Velti | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Paul Serezol | ||||||
| Successor | Johann Jacob Scherer | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Joachim Heer | ||||||
| Successor | Bernhard Hammer | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Emil Velti | ||||||
| Successor | Adolf Deucher | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Walter Hauser | ||||||
| Successor | Emil Frey | ||||||
| Birth | December 1, 1823 Zigna , canton of Bern , Switzerland | ||||||
| Death | July 18, 1895 (71 years old) Bern , Switzerland | ||||||
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| The consignment | Radical Democratic Party | ||||||
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Biography
Karl Schenk was born in 1823 in the family of Christian and Verena Schenk. At the age of 11, he remained an orphan and began to live in Korntal ( Germany ). In 1839 he returned to Bern , where until 1842 he studied at school. Then he studied theology and philosophy at the University of Bern . In 1845 he became a pastor in Schüpfen . In 1848, he married Elise Kähr. They had 9 children, two of whom died in infancy. On March 23, 1855, he was elected to the Great Council of the Canton of Bern, after which he moved from Schüpfen to Bern. The following year, Schenk became a member of the Council of Cantons of the Federal Parliament. He was also the successor to Jacob Dubs as president of the Swiss Red Cross from 1873 to 1882 .
- June 1, 1858 - May 31, 1859 - President of the Great Council of the Canton of Bern (1st time).
- June 1, 1860 - May 31, 1861 - President of the Great Council of the Canton of Bern (2nd time).
- June 1, 1862 - May 31, 1863 - President of the Great Council of the Canton of Bern (3rd time).
- December 12, 1863 - July 18, 1895 - Member of the Federal Council of Switzerland.
- December 7 - December 23, 1863 - President of the Council of Cantons of the Swiss Parliament.
- January 1 - December 31, 1864 - Vice-President of Switzerland, Head of the Department (Minister) of the Interior.
- January 1 - December 31, 1865 - President of Switzerland, head of the political department (Minister of Foreign Affairs) .
- January 1, 1866 - December 31, 1870 - Head of the Department of Internal Affairs.
- January 1 - December 31, 1870 - Vice President of Switzerland.
- January 1 - December 31, 1871 - President of Switzerland, head of the political department.
- January 1 - May 1872 - Head of the Department of Finance.
- May 1872 - December 31, 1873 - Head of the Department of the Interior.
- January 1 - December 31, 1873 - Vice President of Switzerland.
- January 1 - December 31, 1874 - President of Switzerland, head of the political department.
- January 1, 1875 - December 31, 1877 - Head of the Department of Railways and Trade .
- January 1 - December 31, 1877 - Vice President of Switzerland.
- January 1 - December 31, 1878 - President of Switzerland, head of the political department.
- January 1, 1879 - December 31, 1884 - Head of the Department of Internal Affairs.
- January 1 - December 31, 1884 - Vice President of Switzerland.
- January 1 - December 31, 1885 - President of Switzerland, head of the political department.
- January 1, 1886 - July 18, 1895 - Head of the Department of Internal Affairs.
- January 1 - December 31, 1892 - Vice President of Switzerland.
- January 1 - December 31, 1893 - President of Switzerland.