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| | birth_place = [[Morges]], Switzerland | | birth_place = [[Morges]], Switzerland |
| | death_date = {{death date and age |df=yes|1861|06|21|1776|02|17}} | | death_date = {{death date and age |df=yes|1861|06|21|1776|02|17}} |
| | death_place = [[Zurich]], Switzerland | | death_place = [[Zürich]], Switzerland |
| | alma_mater = [[University of Tübingen]] | | alma_mater = [[University of Tübingen]] |
| }} | }} |
| '''Jean-Marc Samuel Isaac Mousson''' (17 February 1776 in [[Morges]], [[Switzerland]] – 21 June 1861) was a Swiss politician and civil servant. He was the first [[Federal Chancellor of Switzerland|Chancellor of Switzerland]] from 1803 to 1830. | '''Jean-Marc Samuel Isaac Mousson''' (17 February 1776 – 21 June 1861) was a Swiss politician and civil servant. He was the first [[Federal Chancellor of Switzerland|Chancellor of Switzerland]] from 1803 to 1830. |
| ==Biography== | ==Biography== |
| Mousson was the descendant of [[Huguenots|Huguenot]] refugees from [[Le Mas-d'Azil]] in the French County of Foix who took up refuge on the Vaud side of [[Lake Geneva]], in Morges following the revocation of the [[Edict of Nantes]] by [[Louis XIV of France|Louis XIV]]. His father was a reformed pastor. Mousson studied law at the Academy in Lausanne. He continued his studies at the [[University of Tübingen]], where his obtained his doctorate in 1796. After the French [[French invasion of Switzerland|invasion]] of Switzerland and the establishment of the [[Helvetic Republic]], he took in January 1798 the position of deputy of [[Bursins]] in provisional meeting of the "[[Lemanic Republic|Lemanischen Republic]]" in part and was its secretary.{{Clarify|reason=|date=May 2017}} | Mousson was born on 17 February 1776 in [[Morges]]. the descendant of [[Huguenots|Huguenot]] refugees from [[Le Mas-d'Azil]] in the French County of Foix who took up refuge on the Vaud side of [[Lake Geneva]], in Morges following the revocation of the [[Edict of Nantes]] by [[Louis XIV of France|Louis XIV]]. His father was a reformed pastor. Mousson studied law at the Academy in Lausanne. He continued his studies at the [[University of Tübingen]], where his obtained his doctorate in 1796. After the French [[French invasion of Switzerland|invasion]] of Switzerland and the establishment of the [[Helvetic Republic]], he took in January 1798 the position of deputy of [[Bursins]] in provisional meeting of the "[[Lemanic Republic|Lemanischen Republic]]" in part and was its secretary.{{Clarify|reason=|date=May 2017}} |
| The Directorate of the Helvetic Republic appointed Mousson in June 1798 to the post of Secretary-General. In 1803, he was appointed private secretary to Landammann Louis d'Affry. That same year, at only 27 years of age, he was elected to the Diet Chancellor of the Confederation; he was the first and youngest in Switzerland to reach this high office. Mousson was instrumental in the construction of the [[Federal Chancellery of Switzerland|Federal Chancellery]], the oldest permanent federal agency in Switzerland. He remained in that position until his retirement in 1830, successively passing through the period of the [[Act of Mediation]] (1803), as well as the Restoration. | The Directorate of the Helvetic Republic appointed Mousson in June 1798 to the post of Secretary-General. In 1803, he was appointed private secretary to Landammann Louis d'Affry. That same year, at only 27 years of age, he was elected to the Diet Chancellor of the Confederation; he was the first and youngest in Switzerland to reach this high office. Mousson was instrumental in the construction of the [[Federal Chancellery of Switzerland|Federal Chancellery]], the oldest permanent federal agency in Switzerland. He remained in that position until his retirement in 1830, successively passing through the period of the [[Act of Mediation]] (1803), as well as the Restoration. |
| From September 1833 to January 1834, he was part of the arbitral tribunal that legally regulated the separation of the [[canton of Basel]]. He then retired to [[Zürich|Zurich]] where he continued to participate in federal political debate. During his career, he was appointed honorary citizen of Zurich (1816) and [[Bern]] (1821). He was also awarded the [[Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary|Order of St. Stephen of Hungary]] (1815) by [[Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor|Francis I]], Emperor of Austria and the [[Order of the Red Eagle|Red Eagle]] of Prussia (1817) by [[Frederick William IV of Prussia|Friedrich Wilhelm IV]], King of Prussia. | From September 1833 to January 1834, he was part of the arbitral tribunal that legally regulated the separation of the [[canton of Basel]]. He then retired to [[Zürich]] where he continued to participate in federal political debate. During his career, he was appointed honorary citizen of Zürich (1816) and [[Bern]] (1821). He was also awarded the [[Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary|Order of St. Stephen of Hungary]] (1815) by [[Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor|Francis I]], Emperor of Austria and the [[Order of the Red Eagle|Red Eagle]] of Prussia (1817) by [[Frederick William IV of Prussia|Friedrich Wilhelm IV]], King of Prussia. |
| He spent the last 20 years of his life in Zurich, on "Zur Schonau", the property of his son Heinrich, overlooking the city. | He spent the last 20 years of his life in Zürich, on "Zur Schonau", the property of his son Heinrich, overlooking the city. |
| His son Heinrich was State Secretary of the Confederation from 1830 to 1833. Heinrich married Régula Dorothea von Wyss, daughter of David von Wyss, mayor of Zurich. Heinrich would later serve as mayor of Zurich himself from 1840 to 1845, and subsequently as President of the Federal Diet. | His son Heinrich was State Secretary of the Confederation from 1830 to 1833. Heinrich married Régula Dorothea von Wyss, daughter of David von Wyss, mayor of Zürich. Heinrich would later serve as mayor of Zürich himself from 1840 to 1845, and subsequently as President of the Federal Diet. |
| In 2012, Mousson was honored in his hometown of Morges with a plaque bearing his name. | In 2012, Mousson was honored in his hometown of Morges with a plaque bearing his name. |
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| [[Category:1776 births]] | [[Category:1776 births]] |
 | [[Category:Federal Chancellors of Switzerland]] |
| [[Category:1861 deaths]] | [[Category:1861 deaths]] |
| [[Category:Federal Chancellors of Switzerland]] |
[[Category eople from Morges]] | [[Categoryeople from Morges]] |
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