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Apr 23, 1825 Bad Zurzach, Aargau, Switzerland Died on 24 Feb 1899 (aged 73)
member of the Swiss Federal Council
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About Emil Welti
- Friedrich Emil Welti (born April 23, 1825 in Zurzach, † February 24, 1899 in Bern, called exclusively Emil Welti) was an influential Swiss politician, lawyer, and judge.
- From 1856 to 1866, he was a member of the government of the canton of Aargau and, beginning in 1857, the Council of States.
- Subsequently, in 1867, Welti was elected to the Bundesrat as a representative of the liberal-radical faction (today's FDP). Weiti was elected Federal President six times, a total succeeded only by Karl Schenk.
- He is remembered for having unified the army, overhauled the Federal Constitution of 1874, and opened doors politically for the Gotthard Railway to breakthrough.
