Career
3 May 1857 - 7 May 1876 - head of government
6 July - 1 August 1863 - President of the National Council(Succeeded by Victor Ruffy)(Preceded by Alfred Escher)
7 December 1869 - 1 February 1870 - President of the National Council(Succeeded by Fridolin Anderwert)(Preceded by Louis Ruchonnet)
10 December 1875 - 31 December 1878 - Member of the Swiss Federal Council (Succeeded by Simeon Bavier) (Preceded byMelchior Josef Martin Knüsel)
1 January - 31 December 1876 - vice-president of Switzerland
1 January - 31 December 1877 - President of Switzerland, Foreign Minister
1 January -31 December 1878 - Head of department of сommunication systems and trade