Vendelin Jurion (4 June 1806 – 10 February 1892) was a

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ish politician and jurist. Jurion was born on 4 June 1806 in

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, now in Germany but then a part of the French ''

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'' of Forets (and, until its annexation by France, of the

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). Jurion became an

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on the district court in

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, and later in

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. While in Diekirch, he sat on the communal council, becoming mayor. In 1843, Jurion entered the administration of Luxembourg. He was elected to represent the

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on the

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, in 1848. When Luxembourg's first

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was promulgated in 1848, he entered the

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and served in the cabinet of

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Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine (6 January 1787 – 11 February 1871)Thewes (2011), p. 15 was a Luxembourgish politician and jurist. He led the Orangist movement and was the first Prime Minister of Luxembourg, serving for four months, fr ...

as Administrator-General for the Interior. He returned to government in this capacity under

Charles-Mathias Simons Charles-''Mathias'' Simons (27 March 1802 – 5 October 1874)Thewes (2011), p. 27 was a Luxembourg politician and jurist. He was the third Prime Minister of Luxembourg, serving for seven years, from 1853 until 1860. He received his Doctorate ...

(1853–1856). After leaving the Chamber of Deputies, he entered the

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, over which he presided between 1871 and 1872.

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1806 births 1892 deaths People from Bitburg Government ministers of Luxembourg Presidents of the Council of State of Luxembourg Mayors of Diekirch Members of the Constituent Assembly of Luxembourg Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) Members of the Council of State of Luxembourg Councillors in Diekirch Independent politicians in Luxembourg 19th-century Luxembourgian lawyers {{Luxembourg-mayor-stub