Daniel Orelli
Swiss merchant and financier
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Daniel Orelli (6 November 1653 – 17 December 1726) was a Swiss merchant and financier from Zurich. He was the first member of his family to hold political office in the city.
Daniel Orelli | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 November 1653 |
| Died | 17 December 1726 (aged 73) Zurich, Old Swiss Confederacy |
| Occupations | Merchant, financier |
| Known for | First member of his family to hold political office in Zurich |
| Spouse(s) | Elisabeth Werdmüller Catharina Ulrich |
| Parent(s) | Hans Georg Orelli Anna Magdalena Pestalozzi |
Biography
Daniel Orelli was born on 6 November 1653 in Zurich, the son of Hans Georg Orelli, a merchant, and Anna Magdalena Pestalozzi. He married twice: first to Elisabeth Werdmüller, daughter of Jakob Werdmüller, a cavalry captain, and later to Catharina Ulrich, daughter of Caspar Ulrich. The family was Protestant.[1]
Orelli worked as a merchant and financier. In 1679, he was appointed judge of the city, becoming the first member of the Orelli family to hold a political position in Zurich. He served as representative of the Safran guild in the Grand Council from 1709 and held the position of director of posts from 1687 to 1714.[1]
In 1683, Orelli published his work Locarnesische Verfolgung 1555, which reinforced the erroneous idea that Protestant refugees had introduced the silk industry to Zurich.[1]
