Jean-Baptiste Thorn (17 March 1783 – 23 March 1841) was a Luxembourg-born jurist and politician that held office in both Luxembourg and Belgium during and immediately after the Belgian Revolution.

He was a member of the National Congress of Belgium (1830–1831), the revolutionary body responsible for drafting the new Belgian cons*ution, and served as governor of the Belgian provinces of Luxembourg (1830–1836) and Hainaut (1836–1841).

After the Revolution, Thorn returned to the (par*ioned) Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, where he became a councillor on the communal council of Luxembourg City.

References

• Mersch, Jules (1969). "Le Gouverneur J.-B. Thorn". In Mersch, Jules (ed.). Biographie nationale du pays de Luxembourg (in French). Luxembourg City: Victor Buck. Retrieved 26 August 2007.