Jonas Furrer

Jonas Furrer


President of the Confederation
In office November 21, 1848 – December 31, 1849
Member of the Swiss Federal Council
In office 1848–1861
Personal details
Born	(1805-03-03)March 3, 1805 Winterthur
Died	July 25, 1861(1861-07-25) (aged 56) Bad Ragaz

Jonas Furrer (March 3, 1805 – July 25, 1861) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1848–1861). He was affiliated to the Radical Party.

Biography

After studying at Zürich, Heidelberg and Göttingen,^[1] he was elected to the Grand Council of Switzerland (German: Kantonsparlament) in 1834, where he was president in 1837 and 1839. In 1845 he became president of the cantonal diet (German: Kantonsregierung) of Zürich. He was President of the Swiss Diet from April 2, 1845, to December 31, 1845.

He was elected to the Federal Council on November 16, 1848, as one of the seven initial members. During his time in office, he presided over the following departments:

Political Department (1848–1849)
Department of Justice and Police (1850–1851)
Political Department (1852)
Department of Justice and Police (1853–1854)
Political Department (1855)
Department of Justice and Police (1856–1857)
Political Department (1858)
Department of Justice and Police (1859–1861)

He was the first president of the Confederation from November 21, 1848, to December 31, 1849, and again in 1852, 1855 and 1858.

Furrer died in office on July 25, 1861. He wrote Das Erbrecht der Stadt Winterthur (“Inheritance law in the city of Winterthur,” 1832).^[1]

References

1 2 Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Furrer, Jonas". Encyclopedia Americana.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jonas Furrer.

Profile of Jonas Furrer with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.

Jonas Furrer in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

Preceded by none (The first)	President of the Council of States 1848	Succeeded by François Briatte
Preceded by n/a one of the first seven	Member of the Swiss Federal Council 1848–1861	Succeeded by Jakob Dubs

President of the Swiss Confederation (list)

1848–1874	Furrer Druey Munzinger Furrer Naeff Frey-Herosé Furrer Stämpfli Fornerod Furrer Stämpfli Frey-Herosé Knüsel Stämpfli Fornerod Dubs Schenk Knüsel Fornerod Dubs Welti Dubs Schenk Welti Cérésole Schenk

1875–1899	Scherer Welti Heer Schenk Hammer Welti Anderwert Droz Bavier Ruchonnet Welti Schenk Deucher Droz Hertenstein Hammer Ruchonnet Welti Hauser Schenk Frey Zemp Lachenal Deucher Ruffy Müller

1900–1924	Hauser Brenner Zemp Deucher Comtesse Ruchet Forrer Müller Brenner Deucher Comtesse Ruchet Forrer Müller Hoffmann Motta Decoppet Schulthess Calonder Ador Motta Schulthess Haab Scheurer Chuard

1925–1949	Musy Häberlin Motta Schulthess Haab Musy Häberlin Motta Schulthess Pilet-Golaz Minger Meyer Motta Baumann Etter Pilet-Golaz Wetter Etter E. Celio Stampfli von Steiger Kobelt Etter E. Celio Nobs

1950–1974	Petitpierre Steiger Kobelt Etter Rubattel Petitpierre Feldmann Streuli Holenstein Chaudet Petitpierre Wahlen Chaudet Spühler von Moos Tschudi Schaffner Bonvin Spühler von Moos Tschudi Gnägi N. Celio Bonvin Brugger

1975–1999	Graber Gnägi Furgler Ritschard Hürlimann Chevallaz Furgler Honegger Aubert Schlumpf Furgler Egli Aubert Stich Delamuraz Koller Cotti Felber Ogi Stich Villiger Delamuraz Koller Cotti Dreifuss

2000–present	Ogi Leuenberger Villiger Couchepin Deiss Schmid Leuenberger Calmy-Rey Couchepin Merz Leuthard Calmy-Rey Widmer-Schlumpf Maurer Burkhalter Sommaruga Schneider-Ammann

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 64412774 LCCN: nr2001010454 ISNI: 0000 0001 0909 6860 GND: 10313378X HDS: 3637

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