Thurgau, since 1294 a Habsburg possession, was conquered by the Swiss in 1461.
It became a Gemeine Herrschaft, ruled by Bern, Glarus, Luzern, Schwyz, Unterwalden,
Uri, Zug and Zurich.
It declared its independence in 1792 and became a member of the Confederacy in 1803.
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CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Presidents of the Government Council
Präsidenten des Regierungsrates
(Like its feveral counterpart, the Regierungsrat/Government Council was a collective
leadership - established in 1831 - the President only being a primus inter pares
chairing the meetings and performing some representative duties)
1848 Johann Keller (4x) 1802 - 1877
1849 Johann Ludwig Müller (6x) 1785 - 1858
1850 Johann Konrad Kern 1808 - 1888
1851 Johann Baptist von Streng 1808 - 1883
1852 Johann Konrad Kern (2x)
1852 Johann Baptist von Streng (2x)
1853 Johann Keller (5x)
1854 Johann Baptist von Streng (3x)
1855 Johann Keller (6x)
1856 Johann Baptist von Streng (4x)
1857 Johann Keller (7x)
1858 Johann Baptist von Streng (5x)
1858 Johann Keller (8x)
1859 Johann Baptist von Streng (6x)
1860 Johann Keller (9x)
1861 Johann Baptist von Streng (7x)
1861 Johann Keller (10x)
1862 Philipp Gottlieb Labhart 1811 - 1874
1863 Johann Keller (11x)
1864 Ludwig Sulzberger 1815 - 1888
1865 Johann Konrad Egloff 1808 - 1886
1866 Ludwig Sulzberger (2x)
1867 Johann Keller (12x)
1867 Ludwig Sulzberger (3x)
1868 Johann Konrad Egloff (2x)
1869 Ludwig Sulzberger (4x)
1869 - 1870 Philipp Gottlieb Labhart (2x)
1870 - 1871 Josef Fridolin Anderwert 1828 - 1880
1871 - 1872 Philipp Gottlieb Labhart (3x)
1872 - 1873 Josef Fridolin Anderwert (2x)
1873 - 1874 Ludwig Sulzberger (5x)
1874 - 1875 Josef Fridolin Anderwert (3x)
1875 Johann Conrad Haffter 1837 - 1914
1875 - 1876 Severin Stoffel 1842 - 1908
1876 - 1877 Carl Vogler 1840 - 1895
1877 - 1878 Severin Stoffel (2x)
1878 - 1879 Carl Vogler (2x)
1879 - 1880 Severin Stoffel (3x)
1880 - 1881 Adolf Deucher 1831 - 1912
1881 - 1882 Carl Vogler (3x)
1882 - 1883 Johann Conrad Haffter (2x)
1883 - 1884 Carl Vogler (4x)
1884 - 1885 Heinrich Häberlin 1834 - 1897
1885 - 1886 Johann Konrad Egloff 1838 - 1907
1886 - 1887 Carl Vogler (5x)
1887 - 1888 Heinrich Häberlin (2x)
1888 - 1889 Carl Friedrich Braun 1826 - 1908
1889 - 1890 Johann Conrad Haffter (3x)
1890 - 1891 Heinrich Häberlin (3x)
1891 - 1892 Carl Vogler (6x)
1892 - 1893 Johann Konrad Egloff (2x)
1893 - 1894 Heinrich Häberlin (4x)
1894 - 1895 Carl Vogler (7x)
1895 - 1896 Alfred Kreis 1857 - 1943
1896 - 1897 Heinrich Häberlin (5x)
1897 - 1898 Johann Konrad Egloff (3x)
1898 - 1899 August Wild 1840 - 1911
1899 - 1900 Albert Böhi 1862 - 1945
1900 - 1901 Carl Friedrich Braun (2x)
1901 - 1902 Alfred Kreis (2x)
1902 - 1903 Johann Konrad Egloff (4x)
1903 - 1904 August Wild (2x)
1904 - 1905 Albert Böhi (2x)
1905 - 1906 Alfred Kreis (3x)
1906 - 1907 August Wild (3x)
1907 - 1908 Emil Hofmann 1865 - 1927
1908 - 1909 Alexander Otto Aepli 1870 - 1921
1909 - 1910 Alfred Kreis (4x)
1910 - 1911 Eugen Schmid 1859 - 1916
1911 - 1912 Alexander Otto Aepli (2x)
1912 - 1913 Emil Hofmann (2x)
1913 - 1914 Alfred Kreis (5x)
1914 - 1915 Johann Alois Wiesli 1861 - 1944
1915 - 1916 Alexander Otto Aepli (3x)
1916 - 1917 Emil Hofmann (3x)
1917 - 1918 Alfred Kreis (6x)
1918 - 1919 Johann Alois Wiesli (2x)
1919 - 1920 Emil Hofmann (4x)
1920 - 1921 Anton Schmid 1878 - 1950
1921 - 1922 Paul Altwegg 1884 - 1952
1922 - 1923 Alfred Kreis (7x)
1923 - 1924 Emil Hofmann (5x)
1924 - 1925 Anton Schmid (2x)
1925 - 1926 Adolf Koch 1883 - 1935
1926 - 1927 Paul Altwegg (2x)
1927 - 1928 Albert Leutenegger 1873 - 1936
1928 - 1929 Anton Schmid (3x)
1929 - 1930 Robert Freyenmuth 1875 - 1941
1930 - 1931 Adolf Koch (2x)
1931 - 1932 Paul Altwegg (3x)
1932 - 1933 Albert Leutenegger (2x)
1933 - 1934 Anton Schmid (4x)
1934 - 1935 Robert Freyenmuth (2x)
1935 - 1936 Paul Altwegg (4x)
1936 - 1937 Anton Schmid (5x)
1937 - 1938 Jakob Müller 1895 - 1967
1938 - 1939 Willi Stähelin 1897 - 1972
1939 - 1940 Robert Freyenmuth (3x)
1940 - 1941 Paul Altwegg (5x)
1941 - 1942 Anton Schmid (6x)
1942 - 1943 Jakob Müller (2x)
1943 - 1944 Willi Stähelin (2x)
1944 - 1945 August Roth 1894 - 1954
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