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Jean-Baptiste Thorn
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Jean-Baptiste Thorn (17 March 178323 March 1841) was a Luxembourg-born jurist and politician that held office in both Luxembourg and Belgium during and immediately after the Belgian Revolution.

He was a member of the National Congress of Belgium (1830 – 1831), the revolutionary body responsible for drafting the new Belgian constitution, and served as governor of the Belgian provinces of Luxembourg (1830 – 1836) and Hainaut (1836 – 1841).

After the Revolution, Thorn returned to the (partitioned) Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, where he became a councillor on the communal council of Luxembourg City.

References

  • Mersch, Jules (1969). Biographie nationale du pays de Luxembourg. Luxembourg City: Victor Buck.

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