Wilhelm Vigier
Vigier in 1886
Josef Wilhelm Viktor Vigier (27 August 1823 - 18 March 1886) was a Swiss politician and President of the Swiss Council of States (1862/1863 and 1882/1883).
Vigier was also a judge of the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland (1858-1874). He presided the court in 1864 and 1873.
He was an uncle of the national councilor and mayor of Solothurn Wilhelm Vigier (1839-1908).
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- Vigier, Josef Wilhelm Viktor in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Biography of Vigier Jos. Wilhelm V. on the website of the Swiss Parliament.
- Martin Gisi (1895), "Vigier, Wilhelm", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) (in German) 39, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 695–699
| Preceded by Nicolaus Hermann |
President of the Council of States 1862/1863 |
Succeeded by Eduard Häberlin |
| Preceded by Auguste Cornaz |
President of the Council of States 1882/1883 |
Succeeded by Walter Hauser |
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