- Vendelin Jurion
Vendelin Jurion (
4 June 1806 –10 February 1892 ) was aLuxembourg ian politician and jurist.Jurion was born on
4 June 1806 inBitburg , now inGermany but then a part of the French "département" ofForets (and, until its annexation by France, of theDuchy of Luxembourg ). Jurion became anadvocate on the district court inDiekirch , and later inLuxembourg City . While in Diekirch, he sat on the communal council, becomingmayor .In 1843, Jurion entered the administration of Luxembourg. When Luxembourg's first constitution was promulgated in 1848, he entered the Chamber of Deputies and served in the cabinet of Prime Minister
Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine as Administrator-General for the Interior. He returned to government in this capacity underCharles-Mathias Simons (1853 – 1856).After leaving the Chamber of Deputies, he entered the Council of State, over which he presided between 1871 and 1872.
s-ttl|title=President of the Council of State
years=1871 – 1872
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