Franz Lindt

Franz Lindt
6th Mayor of Bern
In office
1895–1899
Preceded byEduard Müller
Succeeded byAdolf von Steiger
Member of the Executive Council
In office
1872–1894
Grand Council of the Canton of Bern
In office
1894–1895
Personal details
Born(1844-09-11)11 September 1844
Bern, Switzerland
Died17 November 1901(1901-11-17) (aged 57)
Bern, Switzerland
Political partyFree Democrat
Alma materEngineering School of Federal Polytechnic, Zürich

Franz Lindt (11 September 1844 – 17 November 1901) was a Swiss politician who served as the sixth mayor of Bern.

Personal life

Lindt graduated from the engineering School of Federal Polytechnic in Zürich.

Political career

After a brief stay abroad he became Adjunct at Bern Kantonsgeometer Franz Rudolf Jacob pipe. After this, he had been elected to the Executive Council in 1872, Lindt took office as Kantonsgeometer. In 1894, he was elected to the Grand Council of the Canton of Bern, where he took over the building department.

After Mayor Eduard Müller was elected in the Federal Council in 1895, Lindt took over the office of Mayor of Bern. In 1899, he resigned because of a back injury leaving him incapable to fulfill his duties as Mayor.

See also

Preceded by Mayor of Bern, Switzerland
1895–1899 		Succeeded by