Jacob Schmidheiny
Jacob Schmidheiny was a Swiss industrialist and politician who served on the Cantonal [Council of St. Gallen] from 1891 to 1905. He was the patriarch of the Schmidheiny family, who is primarily known for their industrial activities such as Eternit and Holcim. He is the grandfather of Max Schmidheiny and great-grandfather of Stephan Schmidheiny and Thomas Schmidheiny.