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 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 15 October 1793 |
Died | 1 June 1880 | (aged 86)
Nationality | French |
Spouse | Claire Fourmont-Tournay |
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Profession | Economist |
Hippolyte Philibert Passy (15 October 1793 – 1 June 1880) [1] was a French cavalry officer, economist and politician.
Passy was born into a 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
In 1809, Passy joined the Cavalry School in Saumur. [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]
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:
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]
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