Johann Büchel

Johann Büchel was a farmer and politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1922 to 1926. He also served as Mayor of Ruggell from 1921 to 1930.

Life

Büchel was born on 10 May 1869 in Ruggell as the son of veterinarian Ulrich Büchel and Magdalena as one of five children. He worked in Switzerland in his early adulthood, and then worked as a farmer, bricklayer and embroiderer.
He was a member of the Ruggell municipal council from 1906 to 1912. He was mayor of the municipality from 1921 to 1930 as a member of the Christian-Social People's Party. During this time, he oversaw the construction of a bridge between Ruggell and Sennwald. He was a member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1922 to 1926 and he was also the Vice president of the Landtag from 1923 to 1924.
Büchel married Franziska Hoop on 6 March 1905 and they had nine children together. On 6 May 1930, Büchel fell into a furnace while unloading logs and fractured his skull. He died ten days later, aged 61.