Jean Gallatin
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Jean Gallatin | |
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| Born | 6 November 1733 |
| Died | 21 October 1765 (aged 31) Geneva |
| Occupations | Watchmaker, merchant |
| Known for | Member of the Council of Two Hundred |
| Spouse | Sophie Albertine Rolaz (m. 1755) |
| Children | 2, including Albert Gallatin |
| Parent(s) | Abraham Gallatin Louise Suzanne Vaudenet |
Jean Gallatin (6 November 1733 – 21 October 1765) was a Genevan watchmaker and politician who served as a member of the Council of Two Hundred.
Jean Gallatin came from a Protestant family originally from Bugey that obtained citizenship in Geneva in 1510. He was the son of Abraham Gallatin, a watchmaker and merchant who served as a member of the Council of Two Hundred, auditor, and treasurer of the grain chamber, and Louise Suzanne Vaudenet, owner of the Vésenaz castle and a correspondent of Voltaire. Like his father, Gallatin engaged in the watchmaking trade. In 1755, he married Sophie Albertine Rolaz, from a Vaudois family that had acquired the lordship of Le Rosey, near Rolle. The couple had two children: Susanne Albertine (the elder) and Albert Gallatin (the younger), who later became a prominent member of the political elite of the United States.[1]
