Hippolyte Philibert Passy (15 October 1793 – 1 June 1880)
was a French cavalry officer, economist and politician.
Early life
Passy was born into a aristocratic Catholic family.
His father, Louis François Passy,
was (Receiver General of Finance), an important office in the
Ancien Régime
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.
His mother was Jaquette Pauline Hélène d’Aure.
Her brother, the
Count d'Aure, was a riding master who fought for France in
Egypt
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and
Saint-Domingue.
[
One of his brothers, Justin Félix, was a soldier and the father of ]Nobel Peace Prize
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winner Frédéric Passy
Frédéric Passy (20 May 182212 June 1912) was a French economist and pacifist who was a founding member of several peace societies and the Inter-Parliamentary Union. He was also an author and politician, sitting in the Chamber of Deputies fr ...
.[ Another brother, Antoine François, was a botanist and geologist.][
]
Military career
In 1809, Passy joined the Cavalry School in Saumur.[ and took part in ]Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...
's Russian campaign
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.[ After leaving the military, Passy was a journalist until 1830.][
]
Political career
In October 1830, he was elected Deputy for Louviers
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Louviers is from Paris and from Rouen.
Population
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Prehistory
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.[ After joining the Moderate Liberals, he served as reporter on the 1831 and 1835 Budgets.][
Passy held various ministerial positions in the ]July Monarchy
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and the French Second Republic
The French Second Republic (french: Deuxième République Française or ), officially the French Republic (), was the republican government of France that existed between 1848 and 1852. It was established in February 1848, with the February Re ...
.[ He served as ]Minister of Finance
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on several occasions:
*10 November 1834 – 18 November 1834[
*2 August 1836 – 6 September 1836 (acting)][
*12 May 1839 – 29 February 1840][
From 1835 to 1839, he was Vice-President of the Chamber.][ During this time, he also served as ]Minister of Commerce
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from 22 February 1836 until 5 September 1836.[
In 1843, Passy joined the Chamber of Peers. He became Minister of Finance again during the 1849 Presidency of ]Napoleon III
Napoleon III (Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 18089 January 1873) was the first President of France (as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte) from 1848 to 1852 and the last monarch of France as Emperor of the French from 1852 to 1870. A nephew ...
, and retired from politics after the 1851 coup d'état.[
In 1878, he was president of the International Congress on Provident Societies, a group dedicated to discussing economics and finance.]
Personal life
Passy married Claire Fourmont-Tournay, the daughter of Gisors's mayor, Eustache Fourmont-Tournay.[
Both Passy and his brother Antoine were lifelong friends of ]Hortense Allart
Hortense Allart de Méritens (; pseudonym Prudence de Saman L'Esbatx; 7 September 1801 – 28 February 1879) was an Italian-French feminist writer and essayist. Her novels, based on her adventures, did not have much success, except for ''Les ench ...
, the Italian-French writer.[ The brothers were helpful in helping Allart's husband become a local government architect.][
]
Selected works
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References
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1793 births
1880 deaths
French Ministers of Finance
French Ministers of Commerce and Public works
Members of the 1st Chamber of Deputies of the July Monarchy
Members of the 2nd Chamber of Deputies of the July Monarchy
Members of the 3rd Chamber of Deputies of the July Monarchy
Members of the 4th Chamber of Deputies of the July Monarchy
Members of the 5th Chamber of Deputies of the July Monarchy
Members of the 6th Chamber of Deputies of the July Monarchy
Members of the Chamber of Peers of the July Monarchy
Members of the National Legislative Assembly of the French Second Republic
French economists
Passy family