Jonas Furrer

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.

Jonas Furrer
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(1805-03-03)3 March 1805
Winterthur
Died25 July 1861(1861-07-25) (aged 56)
Bad Ragaz

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:

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
  1. Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Furrer, Jonas" . Encyclopedia Americana.
  2. "Famous personalities". Grand Lodge Alpina of Switzerland (in English, French, German, and Italian). Archived from the original on Nov 6, 2017.
Political offices
Preceded by
none (The first)		 President of the Council of States
1848		 Succeeded by
François Briatte
Preceded by
n/a one of the first seven		 Member of the Swiss Federal Council
1848–1861		 Succeeded by
Jakob Dubs


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