Jakob Stämpfli
Jakob Stämpfli (23 February 1820 – 15 May 1879) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1854–1863).
He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 6 December 1854, and left office on 31 December 1863. He was affiliated with the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland.
During his time in office he held the following departments:
Department of Justice and Police (1855)
Political Department as President of the Confederation (1856)
Department of Finance (1857–1858)
Political Department as President of the Confederation (1859)
Military Department (1860–1861)
Political Department as President of the Confederation (1862)
Military Department (1863)
Jakob Stämpfli was also a member of the international tribunal that ruled on the Alabama Claims in 1871.
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