[3] He became a judge on the Court of First Instance in Diekirch,[3] but resigned the following year, when he moved to Luxembourg City.
[4] He became President of the Arrondissement Tribunal in Diekirch in 1840, and transferred to the same (but more prestigious) position in Luxembourg City in 1842.
[1] However, he was subsequently elected to the Chamber of Deputies, which the Constitution established and which succeeded the Constituent Assembly, representing Echternach from 1848 to 1854 and Clervaux from 1854.
[5] He played a crucial role in the so-called 'Coup of 1856', in which the King-Grand Duke greatly expanded his power and established the Council of State.
Two of these children died in infancy, but one, Paul Eyschen, would be Prime Minister for twenty-seven years.