Jules Eytel

Jules Eytel (born March 1, 1817 in Vevey ; † January 24, 1873 in Lausanne , from 1835 entitled to reside in Vevey) was a Swiss politician .

biography

After studying law in Lausanne and Heidelberg , Eytel was admitted to the bar in 1840 . From 1840 until his death in Lausanne, he practiced the legal profession. From 1846 to 1849 he was professor of civil law in the Canton of Vaud at the Lausanne Academy .

In 1845 he was elected to the Grand Council of the Canton of Vaud , was a member and later Vice-President of the Constituent Assembly in 1861 and, from 1862 to 1863, the State Council of the Canton of Vaud, where he headed the Education and Culture Department. He was also a member of the parliament from 1845 to 1847 and a member of the National Council from 1848 to 1851, from 1863 to 1866 and from 1870 to 1873 . From 1862 to 1863 he was a member of the Council of States .

As one of the leaders of the Vaudois radicals , he took part in the revolution of 1845 and fought incessantly against the then incumbent Council of State, although it also came from the radical environment. In 1861 he carried out a revision of the Vaud Constitution, allied with Paul Cérésole and the Liberals to overthrow the government. However, this opposition did not last long and he resigned in 1863. In contrast to his party colleagues, Eytel was very much committed to the free practice of religion.

Eytel held various board memberships, including at Union vaudoise du crédit from 1864 to 1865. He was a member of Zofingia in 1835 and an honorary member of Helvetia in 1849 . He was also a Freemason .

In the Swiss Army he was a major in the general staff .

Web links

• Olivier Meuwly: Eytel, Jules. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .