Hippolyte Passy

Hippolyte Philibert Passy
Hippolyte Philibert Passy
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
Children	Edgar Passy;
Parents	Louis François Passy (father); Jaquette Pauline Hélène d’Aure (mother);
Relatives	See: Passy family; Antoine Cartier d'Aure (uncle);
Profession	Economist

Hippolyte Philibert Passy (15 October 1793 – 1 June 1880)^[1] was a French cavalry officer, economist and politician.

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.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Hippolyte, Philibert Passy - Base de données des députés français depuis 1789 - Assemblée nationale". www2.assemblee-nationale.fr. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Clinton, Michael. "Frédéric Passy: Patriotic Pacifist" (PDF). Journal of Historical Biography. 2 (1). University of the Fraser Valley. ISSN 1911-8538. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
^ "Mémoires de la Société historique et archéologique de l'arrondissement de Pontoise et du Vexin". Société Historique et Archéologique de Pontoise, du Val-d'Oise et du Vexin. 1916.
^ Garrioch, David (1996). The Formation of the Parisian Bourgeoisie, 1690-1830. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674309371. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
^ "PASSY Antoine François | Cour des comptes". www.ccomptes.fr (in French). Retrieved 2 November 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Hansen, Helynne Hollstein (1998). Hortense Allart: The Woman and the Novelist. University Press of America. ISBN 9780761812135. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Obituary". The Times. No. 29898. 3 June 1880. p. 8.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d France, Société de l'Histoire de (1842). Annuaire historique pour l'année 1843 (in French). Paris: Renouard. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
^ "The Paris papers of Sunday". The Times. No. 18483. 19 December 1843. p. 4.
^ "Latest Intelligence". The Times. No. 29293. 28 June 1878. p. 5.
^ Hersan, P. F. D. (1858). Histoire de la ville de Gisors (in French). Gisors: Lapierre. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
^ ^a ^b Société de l'histoire de France, Volume 145 (in French). Paris: Jules Renouard. 1868. p. 33. Retrieved 7 December 2019.

[Assemblee-1] "Hippolyte, Philibert Passy - Base de données des députés français depuis 1789 - Assemblée nationale". www2.assemblee-nationale.fr. Retrieved 19 November 2019.

[Clinton2007-2] Clinton, Michael. "Frédéric Passy: Patriotic Pacifist" (PDF). Journal of Historical Biography. 2 (1). University of the Fraser Valley. ISSN 1911-8538. Retrieved 18 November 2019.

[Pontoise1916-3] "Mémoires de la Société historique et archéologique de l'arrondissement de Pontoise et du Vexin". Société Historique et Archéologique de Pontoise, du Val-d'Oise et du Vexin. 1916.

[Garrioch1996-4] Garrioch, David (1996). The Formation of the Parisian Bourgeoisie, 1690-1830. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674309371. Retrieved 18 October 2019.

[ccomptes-5] "PASSY Antoine François | Cour des comptes". www.ccomptes.fr (in French). Retrieved 2 November 2019.

[Hansen1998-6] Hansen, Helynne Hollstein (1998). Hortense Allart: The Woman and the Novelist. University Press of America. ISBN 9780761812135. Retrieved 18 November 2019.

[Times1880-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Obituary". The Times. No. 29898. 3 June 1880. p. 8.

[Annuaire1842-8] France, Société de l'Histoire de (1842). Annuaire historique pour l'année 1843 (in French). Paris: Renouard. Retrieved 18 November 2019.

[9] "The Paris papers of Sunday". The Times. No. 18483. 19 December 1843. p. 4.

[10] "Latest Intelligence". The Times. No. 29293. 28 June 1878. p. 5.

[Hersan1858-11] Hersan, P. F. D. (1858). Histoire de la ville de Gisors (in French). Gisors: Lapierre. Retrieved 20 November 2019.

[Societe1868-12] Société de l'histoire de France, Volume 145 (in French). Paris: Jules Renouard. 1868. p. 33. Retrieved 7 December 2019.

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