Jean-François-Marcellin Buzzard
Jean-François-Marcellin Bussard (born March 11, 1800 in Épagny (municipality of Gruyères ), † April 4, 1853 in Friborg ) was a Swiss politician and legal scholar . From 1851 until his death he was a member of the National Council.
biography
The son of a farmer studied at the law school in the canton capital of Freiburg and at the Albert Ludwig University in Freiburg im Breisgau . Bussard received his doctorate in 1825, two years later he was given a chair at the law school. Politically, he initially represented liberal, then radical views. In 1830 he was secretary of the Constitutional Council . From 1831 to 1836 Bussard was a judge at the appellate court of the canton of Friborg , after which he ran a law firm in addition to his teaching activities. He was married to Josephine Pfyffer from Lucerne , Casimir Pfyffer's sister .
In 1832 Bussard was elected to the Freiburg Grand Council , of which he was a member for over two decades. In the years 1836/37 and 1848 he represented the canton of Friborg as envoy to the Diet . He advised the radical liberal cantonal government that came to power after the Sonderbund War of 1847 and influenced legislation and reforms; in doing so he followed a centralistic line. Bussard ran in the National Council elections in 1851 and was elected in the Freiburg-Süd constituency. Almost two years later he died in office.
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| SURNAME | Buzzard, Jean-François-Marcellin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss politician and legal scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 11, 1800 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Épagny (municipality of Gruyeres ) |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 4, 1853 |
| Place of death | Freiburg |