Eugène Richard

Marc -Eugène Richard ( born May 9, 1843 in Geneva, ibid † April 30, 1925, entitled home in Geneva) was a Swiss politician ( LPS) and a lawyer.

Life

Marc -Eugène Richard came on 9 May 1843 in Geneva, born as the son of the pastor Charles -Jacques Richard and Jeanne Louise Isaline BEDOT to the world. He first completed a study of theology at the Protestant Faculty in Montauban, before he began to study law at the University of Grenoble, where he graduated in 1864 with the acquisition of licentiate in law in Paris. In addition, he received his doctorate in 1869, Dr. iur. at the University of Geneva.

Marc -Eugène Richards first professional position was in 1864 for the position of Secretary of Legation at the Swiss Legation in Florence, which he held until 1866. Because then he was employed until 1868 as secretary to the French Senators Désiré Leblond in Paris. Subsequently, he was from 1870 to 1900 worked as a lawyer in Geneva. Most recently he was employed from 1917 to 1924 as a judge at the Court of Cassation. In addition, he served from 1886 to 1895 the chair of commercial law at the University of Geneva. It also adopted directorships 1891-1920 for Ersparniskasse Geneva and from 1896 to 1920 true for the Jura -Simplon -Bahn (JS).

Marc -Eugène Richard, a member of the Freemasons, married in 1879, Eugénie- Emma, the daughter of a watchmaker Henri- Etienne Grosjean. He died on April 30, 1925 nine days before his 82nd birthday in his hometown of Geneva.

Marc -Eugène Richard, the Liberal Party belongs, was elected at the beginning of his political career in 1874 in the Geneva Grand Council, to which he then belonged to 1876, 1878-1880, 1884-1886, 1892-1901 and finally from 1904 to 1910. In the years 1889-1900 he was represented in the Council of State, where he was the education, then headed the Building Department until 1897. These officiated Richard 1876-1878 as a municipal council (legislature ) of Geneva. In addition, he took for the canton 1890-1893 seat on the National Council, it then until 1914. In the Senate, over which he presided as President in his last year in office

As a federal parliamentarian Richard was committed to a federally organized state. He spoke out against the so-called repurchase Act of 1897, which led to the founding of the SBB, and the National Bank Act of 1905 made ​​.