Charles-Émile Tissot

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Charles-Émile Tissot also spelled Tissot-Daguette (* February 20, 1830 in La Ferrière ; † May 15, 1910 in Le Locle ; entitled to live in Le Locle and La Ferrière) was a Swiss watch manufacturer and politician ( Liberale / FDP ).

biography

Family and work

The reformed baptized, from La Ferriere near La Chaux-de-Fonds originating Charles-Emile Tissot, son of watchmakers Charles-Félicien Tissot (1804-1873), entered into an apprentice watchmaker in Le Locle from. Tissot then completed internships in the USA until 1853 . In the same year he and his father opened a workshop in Le Locle, where pocket watches were made with foreign parts . Charles-Émile Tissot, who made frequent sales trips, was entrusted with the management of the watch factory Tissot , which sold its products mainly in Russia and the USA.

Charles-Émile Tissot was married to Françoise Sophie Amélie Favre. The sons Charles (1860-1936) and Paul-Edouard (1864-1939) came from this connection. Charles-Émile Tissot, who handed over the management of the company to his older son in 1883, died in Le Locle in May 1910 at the age of 80.

Political career

Charles-Émile Tissot, who participated in the Neuchâtel Revolution in 1848, presided over the radicals in Le Locle. In 1858 Tissot was elected to the General Council (Legislative) of Le Locle, to which he belonged without interruption until 1906. In 1865 he was elected to the Neuchâtel Grand Council , where he was represented until 1873 and from 1879 to 1904. After the parliamentary elections in 1881 Charles-Emile Tissot took until 1899 for his seat on the Canton Nationrat . There he made a name for himself as an expert on industrial issues, including the laws on precious metal control and commercial contracts. The Federal Council delegated Tissot to the world fairs of 1889 and 1893. Charles-Émile Tissot, founder of the watchmaking school in Le Locle in 1868, also held the office of federal inspector of watchmaking schools.

literature

  • Erich Gruner : The Swiss Federal Assembly 1848–1920. Francke, Bern 1966, vol. 1, p. 922 f.
  • Dieter Städele, Delphin Circle: History and Stories from Konstanz, Constanz and Constance, in: Konstanzer Contributions to Past and Present, new version , Vol. 3., Südkurier, Konstanz, 1989, ISBN 3-877-99048-7 , p. 91.
  • Jean-Claude Daumas: Systèmes productifs dans l'Arc jurassien: acteurs, pratiques et territoires, XIXe-XXe siècles, in: Intelligence territoriale, 1, Presses universitaires de Franche-Comté, Besançon, 2004, p. 80.

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personal data
SURNAME Tissot, Charles-Émile
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tissot-Daguette, Charles-Émile
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss watch manufacturer and politician (Liberals / FDP)
DATE OF BIRTH February 20, 1830
PLACE OF BIRTH La Ferrière
DATE OF DEATH May 15, 1910
Place of death Le Locle