Paul Cérésole, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Paul Cérésole

Swiss judge, member of the Swiss Federal Council

Date of Birth: 16-Nov-1832

Place of Birth: Friedrichsdorf, Hesse, Germany

Date of Death: 07-Jan-1905

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Paul Cérésole (16 November 1832, Friedrichsdorf, Hesse-Homburg – 7 January 1905) was a Swiss politician, judge of the Supreme Court (1867–1870) and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1870–1875). He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 1 February 1870, and handed over office on 31 December 1875.
He was affiliated with the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland.
While in office he held the following departments: Department of Finance (1870–1871) Military Department (1872) Political Department as President of the Confederation (1873) Department of Justice and Police (1874–1875)His son Pierre was a noted pacifist. Cérésole died 1905 in Lausanne. "Avenue Paul-Cérésole" in Vevey is named for him.