Tobias Jehle
Tobias Jehle | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein for Oberland | |
| In office 6 February 1949 – 15 February 1953 | |
| Mayor of Schaan | |
| In office 1942–1957 | |
| Preceded by | Josef Schierscher |
| Succeeded by | Ludwig Beck |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 May 1885 Schaan, Liechtenstein |
| Died | 12 April 1978 (aged 92) St. Gallen, Switzerland |
| Political party | Progressive Citizens' Party |
Tobias Jehle (20 May 1885 – 12 April 1978) was a politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1949 to 1953. He also served as the mayor of Schaan from 1942 to 1957.
Life
[edit]Jehle was born on 20 May 1885 in Schaan as the son of Urban and Walburga (née Hemmerle) as one of six children. He worked as a dairy farmer, bricklayer and plasterer. He jointly ran a construction company in Schaan from 1925 to 1966. He was a singer at the Schaan church choir from 1904 to 1969.[1]
He was a member of the Schaan municipal council from 1930 to 1942, and then mayor of the municipality from 1942 to 1957 as a member of the Progressive Citizens' Party.[1][2] He was a subsituite judge at the Liechtenstein state court from 1936 to 1942.[1] During his time as mayor, the reed drainage system was completed, the Schaan community centre was built, and the schoolhouse was expanded.[1] He was a member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1949 to 1953.[3] During his time in the Landtag, he was a member of the finance, audit and state committees.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Büchel, Donat (31 December 2011). "Jehle, Tobias". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ Mayr, Ulrike; Quaderer, Rupert; Frommelt, Fabian (31 December 2011). "Schaan". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ Vogt 1987.
Bibliography
[edit]- Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag (in German). Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.
- 1885 births
- 1978 deaths
- People from Schaan
- Liechtenstein farmers
- Liechtenstein plasterers
- Liechtenstein bricklayers
- Liechtenstein construction businesspeople
- Liechtenstein male singers
- Choristers
- Progressive Citizens' Party members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein
- Progressive Citizens' Party mayors of Liechtenstein
- Mayors of Schaan
- Members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein (1949–1953)
- 20th-century mayors of places in Liechtenstein