Pierre-Ernest Dams

Pierre-Ernest Dams (14 September 1794 – 20 December 1855) was a Luxembourgish politician, judge, and journalist. He was a major figure in the formative years of Luxembourg as an independent country.

Biography Born in Remich, Dams's father was originally from Dommelen, in the modern Netherlands. In 1831, he was elected to represent the constituency of Grevenmacher in the Chamber of Representatives. He voted against the Treaty of Twenty-Four Articles, which later became the framework for the Treaty of London. He remained in the Chamber of Representatives until 1837, when he was replaced by Charles Metz. He was elected to the Constituent Assembly, which drafted Luxembourg's new constitution in 1848. From 1848 to 1853, Dams was a member of the Chamber of Deputies.

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