Friedrich Ludwig von Effinger studied law in Bern, Berlin and Göttingen.

He married Catharina Julie Adelheid Jenner in 1822. von Effinger was a member of the Grand Council of the Canton of Bern from 1824 to 1831 and first secretary of the secret council from 1825 to 1829.

[1] He was elected municipal president (mayor) of Bern in 1849, thereby succeeding Karl Zeerleder.

He was called the "Architect of the Federal Capital," because under his rule, they began the large-scale renovation of the city of Bern.

He retired from politics in 1858 and he died in Bern on 17 March 1867.