Alexandre Emery
Alexandre Emery (born March 9, 1850 in Yverdon-les-Bains , † February 16, 1931 in Le Châtelard , resident in Etagnières ) was a Swiss entrepreneur and politician .
biography
Emery completed an apprenticeship as an upholsterer in Paris and from 1877 worked as the secretary of his brother-in-law Ami Chessex in Montreux . From 1883 he worked as a hotelier .
From 1889 to 1893 he was on the Grand Council of the Canton of Vaud and politicized with a free-thinking attitude. In the years 1901 to 1912 he was mayor of Le Châtelard and was 1906 in the National Council elected, where he had until 1917 a seat.
Alexandre Emery was an opponent of the Gotthard Treaty of 1909. He was very influential in all areas that contributed to the expansion of the Vaudois Riviera (e.g. hotels , Montreux – Bernese Oberland Railway , banking , press ). As the initiator of the “ Montreux Palace ” hotel and as a member of the board of directors of many hotels in Switzerland, Paris and on the Côte d'Azur , as well as the presidium of the Swiss Hotelier Association, he secured his influence.
The municipality of Le Châtelard made Emery an honorary citizen.
Web links
- Gilbert Marion: Emery, Alexandre. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Alexandre Emery on the website of the Federal Assembly
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SURNAME | Emery, Alexandre |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss entrepreneurs and politicians |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 9, 1850 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Yverdon-les-Bains |
DATE OF DEATH | February 16, 1931 |
Place of death | Le Châtelard |