| Karl Sarasin | |
| Birth Name: | Karl Sarasin |
| Children: | 9 |
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| Occupation: | Businessman, silk ribbon manufacturer, politician |
| Birth Date: | 17 April 1815 |
| Birth Place: | Basel, Switzerland |
| Death Place: | Basel, Switzerland |
| Office: | Member of the Lesser Council of Basel |
| Term Start: | 1856 |
| Term End: | 1875 |
| Office2: | Member of the Grand Council of Basel |
| Term2: | 1845 – 1856 |
Karl Sarasin also anglicized Carl Sarasin (17 April 1815 – 21 January 1886) was a Swiss businessman, silk ribbon manufacturer[1] and politician active in Basel, Switzerland. Most notably he served on the Lesser Council of Basel ("Kleiner Rat") from 1856 to 1875 and previously on the Grand Council of Basel from 1845 to 1856.[2] He belonged to the Daig.[3]
Sarasin was born 17 April 1815 in Basel, Switzerland, the third of eight children, to Carl Sarasin Sr., a silk manufacturer, and Salome Sarasin (née Heusler). His family belonged to the Daig of Basel. Several of his siblings died in early childhood.
In 1840, Sarasin married firstly to Adèle Vischer (1821–1845), a daughter of Benedict Vischer (1779–1859) and Sophie Vischer (née Preiswerk; 1787–1859). They had three children;
His wife died in 1845 only aged 23. In 1850, he remarried secondly to Elisabeth Sauvain (1829–1918) with whom he had another five children;
Sarasin died in Basel, Switzerland on 21 January 1886 aged 70.