Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Stefano Francscini (October 23, 1796 - July 19, 1857) was a Swiss politician. He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on November 16, 1848 and died in office on July 19, 1857. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland. During his office time he held the Department of Home Affairs. Successor: Giovanni Battista Pioda This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.