Christophe Joachim Marro

Christophe Joachim Marro (born February 17, 1800 in Freiburg ; † June 23, 1878 ibid) was a Swiss politician and judge . From 1848 to 1851 he was a member of the National Council.

biography

The son of a notary first studied medicine and later law at the St. Michael College in Freiburg. In 1822 Marro went to Russia , where he worked as a tutor for nine years . In 1831 he returned to his homeland and became a judge at the district court of the Sense district . From 1837 to 1848 and again after 1865 he worked as a patented notary in Freiburg. From 1848 to 1850 he held the office of senior bailiff for the Sense district , from 1852 to 1857 he was state clerk, and then until 1865 as the court president of the Sense district. Marro published legal works, as well as novellas and historical stories in German and French. In addition, he wrote for the magazine L'Émulation and the Journal de Friborg.

Marro's political career began in 1846 when he was elected to the Grand Council of the Canton of Friborg , of which he was a member until 1856. He was considered a moderate radical and spoke out against the Sonderbund . In 1848 Marro ran successfully in the first national council elections ; he was elected with 88 votes and a voter turnout of almost 6 percent, as the conservatives in his constituency were deliberately kept away from voting. In 1851 he decided not to be re-elected.

Web links

• Marianne Rolle: Marro, Christophe Joachim. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .