Louis-Eugène Favre
Louis-Eugène Favre (born May 4, 1816 in Neuchâtel , † June 19, 1861 in Cornaux ) was a Swiss politician and judge . From 1848 to 1851 he was a member of the National Council.
biography
The son of the castellan of the Freiherrschaft Vaumarcus studied law at the Academy of Neuchâtel and at the University of Heidelberg . From 1840 Favre worked as a lawyer . From 1841 to 1848 he was a member of the Council of Forty of the City of Neuchâtel, from 1844 to 1847 he was a member of the Legislative Council of the Prussian Principality of Neuchâtel. After the republican revolution and the dismissal of the government of the Prussian governor Ernst von Pfuel, he sat in the constituent assembly in 1848 and then on the Grand Council of the Canton of Neuchâtel until 1856 .
Favre ran successfully in the National Council elections in 1848 and belonged to the free-thinking parliamentary group. After three years in office, he waived re-election. From 1848 to 1851 he was an advocate general and from 1849 to 1851 a federal judge . He then worked as secretary of the Neuchâtel city council and from 1856 to 1860 as justice of the peace.
Web links
- Éric-André Klauser: Favre, Louis-Eugène. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Favre, Louis-Eugène |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss politician and judge |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 4, 1816 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neuchâtel NE |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 19, 1861 |
| Place of death | Cornaux |