Jean-Edouard Berthoud commonly referred to as Jean Berthoud, was born in Neuchâtel and was married to Georgine Léonie Panier. He was the son of pastor Alexis-Henri Berthoud and Louise-Marie Vaucher. He was the father of Henri Berthoud

Henri Berthoud

Henri Berthoud was a Swiss civil servant and congressman.Berthoud was born in Neuchâtel and was the son of Jean-Edouard Berthoud and Georgine Léonie Panier...

 and grand-father of Denise

Denise Berthoud

Denise Berthoud was born in Neuchâtel and was the third of Henri Berthoud and Marianne Perrier's five children...

 and Raymonde Berthoud

Raymonde Berthoud

Raymonde Berthoud was born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland and was the fourth of Henri Berthoud and Marianne Perrier's five children...

.

Berthoud studied law in Neuchâtel. In 1874, he opened a law office in Môtiers

Môtiers

Môtiers was a municipality in the district of Val-de-Travers in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009, the former municipalities of Boveresse, Buttes, Couvet, Fleurier, Les Bayards, Môtiers, Noiraigue, Saint-Sulpice and Travers merged to form Val-de-Travers.The old castle,...

 which he kept until 1880.

• 1874 : Conseiller général of Neuchâtel
• 1874-1877 : Congressman
• 1874-1880 : Sat at the court of appeals
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• 1883-1889 : Member of the Council of States
  Swiss Council of States
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• 1883-1896 : Assizes court
  Cour d'assises
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   of Neuchâtel and Neuchâtel court President
• 1889-1896 : Congressman
• 1896-1908 : Member of the Conseil d'Etat
  Conseil d'Etat (Switzerland)
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   (Department of Justice) and member of the Council of States
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External links

• http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/f/F4418.php