Hippolyte Passy
French cavalry officer, economist and politician
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Hippolyte Philibert Passy (15 October 1793 – 1 June 1880)[1] was a French cavalry officer, economist and politician.
- Edgar Passy
Hippolyte Philibert Passy | |
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| Deputy of Louviers | |
| In office 1830–1851 | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 10 November 1834 – 18 November 1834 | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 2 August 1836 – 6 September 1836 | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 12 May 1839 – 29 February 1840 | |
| Minister of Commerce | |
| In office 22 February 1836 – 5 September 1836 | |
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| Born | 15 October 1793 |
| Died | 1 June 1880 (aged 86) |
| Spouse | Claire Fourmont-Tournay |
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| Profession | Economist |
Early life
Passy was born into an aristocratic Catholic family.[2]: 41 His father, Louis François Passy,[3]: 5 was recevuer general des finances (Receiver General of Finance), an important office in the Ancien Régime.[4]: 222 His mother was Jaquette Pauline Hélène d’Aure.[5] Her brother, the Count d'Aure, was a riding master who fought for France in Egypt and Saint-Domingue.[2]: 35
One of his brothers, Justin Félix, was a soldier and the father of Nobel Peace Prize winner Frédéric Passy.[2]: 35 Another brother, Antoine François, was a botanist and geologist.[6]: 10
Military career
In 1809, Passy joined the Saumur Cavalry School.[7] He joined the French military in 1812,[7] and took part in Napoleon's Russian campaign.[2]: 35 After leaving the military, Passy was a journalist until 1830.[7]
Political career
In October 1830, he was elected Deputy for Louviers.[7][1] After joining the Moderate Liberals, he served as reporter on the 1831 and 1835 Budgets.[7]
Passy held various ministerial positions in the July Monarchy and the French Second Republic.[2]: 35 He served as Minister of Finance on several occasions:
- 10 November 1834 – 18 November 1834[8]: 113
- 2 August 1836 – 6 September 1836 (acting)[8]: 113
- 12 May 1839 – 29 February 1840[8]: 114
From 1835 to 1839, he was Vice-President of the Chamber.[7] During this time, he also served as Minister of Commerce from 22 February 1836 until 5 September 1836.[8]: 131 From 16 April 1839 until 12 May 1839, he was President of the Chamber of Deputies.[1]
In 1843, Passy joined the Chamber of Peers.[9] He became Minister of Finance again during the 1849 Presidency of Napoleon III, and retired from politics after the 1851 coup d'état.[7]
In 1878, he was president of the International Congress on Provident Societies, a group dedicated to discussing economics and finance.[10]
Personal life
Passy married Claire Fourmont-Tournay, the daughter of Gisors's mayor, Eustache Fourmont-Tournay.[11]: 255 They had a son, Edgar, who worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an embassy secretary.[12] He was a member of the Société de l'histoire de France, nominated by Jules Desnoyers and his uncle Antoine.[12]
Both Passy and his brother Antoine were lifelong friends of Hortense Allart, the Italian-French writer.[6]: 10 They met while visiting Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'Angély's widow near Paris.[6]: 241 The brothers were helpful in helping Allart's husband become a local government architect.[6]: 179
Selected works
- Des causes de l'inégalité des richesses. Paris: Pagnerre. 1848.
- Des formes de gouvernement et des lois qui les régissent. Paris: Librairie Guillaumin et cie. 1876.