Jean-Baptiste Thorn

Jean-Baptiste Thorn (17 March 1783 – 23 March 1841) was a Luxembourg-born jurist and politician that held office in both Luxembourg and Belgium during and immediately after the Belgian Revolution.

He was a member of the National Congress of Belgium (1830 – 1831), the revolutionary body responsible for drafting the new Belgian constitution, and served as governor of the Belgian provinces of Luxembourg (1830 – 1836) and Hainaut (1836 – 1841).

After the Revolution, Thorn returned to the (partitioned) Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, where he became a councillor on the communal council of Luxembourg City.

References

* cite book |last=Mersch |first=Jules |authorlink=Jules Mersch |editor=Mersch, Jules |title=Biographie nationale du pays de Luxembourg |accessdate=2007-08-26 |year=1969 |publisher=Victor Buck |location=Luxembourg City |chapter=Le Gouverneur J.-B. Thorn |chapterurl=http://www.luxemburgensia.bnl.lu/cgi/luxonline1_2.pl?action=fv&sid=luxbio&vol=17&page=39&zoom=3

s-ttl|title=Governor of Luxembourg
years=1830 – 1836
-s-ttl|title=Governor of Hainaut
years=1836 – 1841

Persondata
NAME=Thorn, Jean-Baptiste
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Luxembourgian politician and revolutionary
DATE OF BIRTH=17 March 1783
PLACE OF BIRTH=Remich, Luxembourg
DATE OF DEATH=23 March 1841
PLACE OF DEATH=Mons, Belgium