Emmanuel-David Bourgeois
Emmanuel-David Bourgeois (born January 1, 1803 in Yverdon-les-Bains , † December 3, 1865 in Grandson , resident in Corcelettes , Grandson, Yverdon-les-Bains and Bonvillars ) was a Swiss politician .
biography
After taking lessons from Dean Samuel Gottlieb Zehender in Gottstatt , Bourgeois studied philosophy at the Geneva Academy in 1820 and became a squire in Corcelettes .
First worked as governor in the Grandson district from 1836 to 1847 , he sat on the Grand Council of the Canton of Vaud from 1849 to 1851 , as well as on the Council of States . From 1851 to 1854 he took a seat in the National Council . In July 1851 and from February 1853 to spring 1855 he was federal commissioner in the canton of Ticino .
In 1847 he commanded the Vaudois troops in the Sonderbund War and a division in the Neuchâtel trade from 1856.
Web links
- Sabine Carruzzo-Frey: Bourgeois, Emmanuel. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bourgeois, Emmanuel-David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss politician (FDP) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1, 1803 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Yverdon-les-Bains |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 3, 1865 |
| Place of death | Grandson |