Georges Clément

Georges Clément (born December 9, 1825 in Romont , † April 11, 1871 there ) was a Swiss politician . From 1852 to 1854 he was State Councilor for the Canton of Friborg .

Life

Clément was Catholic. His parents were Antoine Clément, a doctor in Romont, and Marguerite nee. Badoud, from an important middle class Romont family. He married Elisabeth Girod, daughter of Charles-Auguste, notary and councilor. Georges Clément was the father of Athénaïs Clément (1869–1935), promoter of household education and the protection of girls, and of Gustave Clément (1868–1940), the famous Freiburg doctor and conservative councilor.

After attending the St. Michael College , Georges Clément studied at the Freiburg Academy of Law with Professor Jean-François-Marcellin Bussard . He completed his legal internship with Louis de Wuilleret , the leader of the Freiburg Conservatives.

Clément developed into a moderate radical. His political career began in 1848. He was first secretary of the judiciary, then the finance directorate. From 1852 to 1856 he was a member of the Grand Council for the Glanebezir . On March 17, 1852, he was elected to the Council of State in a difficult election with 28 of 48 votes in the fourth ballot. He succeeded Alexandre Thorin , who he replaced as director of the interior, and headed the management from 1852 to 1854. After his resignation, he declined to be re-elected.

After completing his government mandate, he left the city of Freiburg and moved back to Romont. His moderate views explain why he was and remained president of the Glane District Court under the liberal-conservative regime (1856–1871). In 1856 he obtained the notary's license.

literature

• Georges Andrey , John Clerc, Jean-Pierre Dorand et Nicolas Gex: The Freiburg Council of State: 1848–2011. History, organization, members . Editions La Sarine, Freiburg 2012, ISBN 978-2-88355-153-4 .

Web links

• François Genoud and AZ: Clément, Georges. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .