Johann Jakob Stehlin (20 January 1803 – 18 December 1879) was a Swiss politician of the
Free Democratic Party.
Born in
Basel
, french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese
, neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...
, Stehlin was mayor of that city from 1858 to 1868. He also represented the canton
Basel-City
Basel-Stadt or Basel-City (german: Kanton ; rm, Chantun Basilea-Citad; french: Canton de Bâle-Ville; it, Canton Basilea Città) is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of three municipalities with Basel as ...
in the
National Council, which he
presided over in 1858/59 and 1867/68, and in the
Council of States.
On 11 July 1855, Stehlin was elected to the
Swiss Federal Council
The Federal Council (german: Bundesrat; french: Conseil fédéral; it, Consiglio federale; rm, Cussegl federal) is the executive body of the federal government of the Swiss Confederation and serves as the collective head of state and governm ...
to succeed the deceased
Josef Munzinger. The next day, he declined the election, becoming the first of five Councillor-elects (as of 2020) to do so.
Josef Martin Knüsel
Melchior Josef Martin Knüsel (16 November 1813 – 14 January 1889) was a Swiss jurist and politician from the Liberal Radical Party (FDP) and member of the Federal Council of Switzerland over which he presided in 1861 and 1866. Before he was ...
was elected in his place on 14 July.
Two of Stehlin's sons also acquired renown:
Karl Rudolf Stehlin, also a member of the Council of States, and
Johann Jakob Stehlin junior, a noted architect.
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1803 births
1879 deaths
Politicians from Basel-Stadt
Swiss Calvinist and Reformed Christians
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland politicians
Members of the Council of States (Switzerland)
Members of the National Council (Switzerland)
Presidents of the National Council (Switzerland)
Mayors of places in Switzerland
19th-century Swiss politicians
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