Abraham Schindler

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Abraham Schindler (18 January 1739 – 28 March 1806) was a Swiss merchant, banker and politician from Mollis in the canton of Glarus, a member of the Schindler family. He was Landammann in the Thurgau from 1764 to 1768 and a member of the council from 1769. Around 1782 he and his brother Johann Heinrich founded a manufacturing and banking business in Glarus, whose branch in Lisbon developed into an independent trading house.

Biography

Abraham Schindler was born on 18 January 1739 in Wartau, the son of Kaspar Schindler and Barbara Tschudi. In 1768 he married Elisabeth Strickler, daughter of Heinrich Strickler, a judge (Landrichter).

From 1764 to 1768 Schindler was Landammann in the Thurgau, and from 1769 he was a member of the council (Ratsherr).

Around 1782 Schindler and his brother Johann Heinrich founded a manufacturing and banking business (Manufaktur- und Bankgeschäft) in Glarus, which imported raw cotton and exported printed fabrics. Before 1800 they set up a branch in Lisbon, which developed into an independent trading house. Schindler died on 28 March 1806 in Mollis, now part of the municipality of Glarus Nord.

References

 This article incorporates text from a free content work. Licensed under CC-BY SA. Text taken from Schindler, Abraham​, Veronika Feller-Vest, Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

Bibliography

• J. Winteler, Aus der Geschichte der Familie Schindler von Mollis, 1936, 39, 119
• R. von Arx, Glarner Handelshäuser im 18. Jahrhundert, manuscript, [2002], 21 (Landesarchiv des Kantons Glarus)