Bernhard Hammer
| Bernhard Hammer | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
3 March 1822 Olten, Canton of Solothurn |
| Died | 6 April 1907 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Occupation | politician |
Bernhard Hammer (3 March 1822 in Olten – 6 April 1907) was a Swiss politician.
He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 10 December 1875, and handed over office on 31 December 1890. He was affiliated with the Free Democratic Party.
During his time in office he held the following departments:
- Department of Finance (1876–1878)
- Political Department as President of the Confederation (1879)
- Department of Finance (1880–1890)
He was President of the Confederation twice, in 1879 and 1889.
The portrait of Hammer was painted in 1889 by the Swiss-born American artist Adolfo Müller-Ury (1862–1947) and is signed Muller d'Uri. It was reproduced on the cover of the dust-wrapper and as the frontispiece of Eduard Fischer's biography 'Bundesrat Bernhard Hammer und Seine Zeit', published in Solothurn in 1970. Its present whereabouts (2007) is unknown.
External links
- Profile of Bernhard Hammer with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
- Bernhard Hammer in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
| Preceded by Eugène Borel |
Member of the Swiss Federal Council 1875–1890 |
Succeeded by Emil Frey |
| 1848–1874 |  | |
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| 1875–1899 | ||
| 1900–1924 | ||
| 1925–1949 | ||
| 1950–1974 | ||
| 1975–1999 | ||
| 2000–present | ||
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