Louis Ruchonnet
Louis Ruchonnet | |
|---|---|
| Born | Antoine Louis John Ruchonnet 28 April 1834 |
| Died | 14 September 1893 (aged 59) |
| Resting place | Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery, Lausanne 46°31′25″N 6°35′37″E / 46.5237°N 6.5936°E |
| Monuments | Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne (portrait) Old Town of Lausanne (bronze statue) |
| Education | Univ. of Lausanne, 1856 (MLaw) |
| Occupation | Patent attorney |
| Years active | 1859 – 1893 |
| Office | President of the Swiss Confederation |
| Term | 1883, 1890 |
| Predecessor | Simeon Bavier, Bernhard Hammer |
| Successor | Emil Welti |
| Political party | Free Democratic Party of Switzerland |
| Parents |
|
| Awards | Doctorate (honorary), University of Bern (1886) |
Antoine Louis John Ruchonnet (French pronunciation: [lwi ʁyʃɔnɛ]; 28 April 1834 – 14 September 1893) was a 19th-century Swiss attorney and politician. In 1864, he founded the Vaud Credit Union (French: l'Union vaudoise de crédit). After his election to the Federal Council in 1875, he declined to take his seat; he was elected again in 1881, this time taking office and sitting until his death in 1893.