Chrisostomus Öhri (26 September 1897 – 22 October 1961) was a politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1939 to 1945.

Chrisostomus Öhri
Member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein for Unterland
In office
1939–1945
Personal details
Born26 September 1897
Ruggell, Liechtenstein
Died22 October 1961 (aged 64)
Ruggell, Liechtenstein
Political partyPatriotic Union
Spouse
Berta Senti
(m. 1916)
Children7

Life

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Oehri was born on 26 September 1897 in Grabs, Switzerland as the son of Sebastian Öhri and Wilhelmine Büchel. He worked as a farmer. He also worked as a miller in Eschen from 1922 to 1930.[1]

From 1927 to 1930 he was a member of the Ruggell municipal council.[1] He was elected to the Landtag of Liechtenstein in 1939 as a member of the Patriotic Union as a part of the unified list between the party and the Progressive Citizens' Party for the formation of a coalition government.[2][3] From 1945 to 1953 he was a deputy member of the Landtag.[2] He was a substitute judge at the state court of Liechtenstein from 1945 to 1951.[1]

Öhri married Berta Senti in 1916 and they had seven children together. He died on 22 October 1961 in Ruggell, aged 64 years old.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Oehri [Öhri] Chrysostomus [Chrisostomus], Landtagsabgeordneter, Landwirt, Müller". e-archive.li (in German). Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b Vogt 1987.
  3. ^ Büchel, Donat (31 December 2011). "Stille Wahl". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 15 January 2024.

Bibliography

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  • Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag (in German). Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.