Jonas Furrer
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Jonas Furrer | |
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President of the Confederation | |
In office 21 November 1848 – 31 December 1849 | |
President of the Confederation | |
In office 1 January 1852 – 31 December 1852 | |
President of the Confederation | |
In office 1 January 1855 – 31 December 1855 | |
Member of the Swiss Federal Council | |
In office 1848–1861 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Winterthur | 3 March 1805
Died | 25 July 1861 Bad Ragaz | (aged 56)
Jonas Furrer (3 March 1805 – 25 July 1861) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1848–1861). He was affiliated to the Radical Party.
Biography
After studying at Zürich, Heidelberg and Göttingen,[1] he was elected to the Grand Council of Switzerland (German: Kantonsparlament) in 1834, where he was president in 1837 and 1839. In 1845 he became president of the cantonal diet (German: Kantonsregierung) of Zürich. He was President of the Swiss Diet from 2 April 1845 to 31 December 1845.
He was elected to the Federal Council on 16 November 1848 as one of the seven initial members. During his time in office, he presided over the following departments:
- Political Department (1848–1849)
- Department of Justice and Police (1850–1851)
- Political Department (1852)
- Department of Justice and Police (1853–1854)
- Political Department (1855)
- Department of Justice and Police (1856–1857)
- Political Department (1858)
- Department of Justice and Police (1859–1861)
Furrer was member of the Akazia Lodge at Winterthur, he was elected Grand Orator of the Grand Lodge Alpina of Switzerland in 1844. He was the first president of the Confederation[2] from 21 November 1848 to 31 December 1849 and again in 1852, 1855 and 1858.
Furrer died in office on 25 July 1861. He wrote Das Erbrecht der Stadt Winterthur (“Inheritance law in the city of Winterthur,” 1832).[1]
References
- ^ a b Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). Encyclopedia Americana. .
- ^ "Famous personalities". Grand Lodge Alpina of Switzerland (in English, French, German, and Italian). Archived from the original on Nov 6, 2017.
External links
- Profile of Jonas Furrer with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
- Jonas Furrer in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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