Giacomo Ciani

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Giacomo Ciani (born October 2, 1776 in Milan , † May 15, 1868 in Lugano ) was an Italian - Swiss politician and banker . He came to Switzerland as a political refugee and settled in the canton of Ticino , where he was also politically active. From 1858 to 1860 he was a member of the National Council.

biography

The Ciani brothers came from a family who emigrated to Italy from the Ticino Blenio Valley. Giacomo Ciani worked in his father's banking company, which he later took over. In 1801 he represented the Chamber of Commerce of Lombardy at the Consulta of Lyon , which negotiated the constitution of the Italian Republic with Napoleon Bonaparte . In 1802 he was elected a member of the new state. In 1814 he was a member of a delegation from the Lombard constituencies in Paris , which campaigned for the autonomy of Lombardy - ultimately in vain because the area came under Austrian rule. As a result, Ciani was close to the secret society of the Carbonari and probably supported their uprising in the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1821 as a donor.

In order not to get involved in the high treason trial against Federico Confalonieri , Ciani decided to emigrate in 1822, together with his two years younger brother Filippo Ciani (later Ticino State Councilor ). After brief stays in Switzerland and Paris, he finally went to London , where he stayed until 1829 and met with numerous Italian refugees. In 1830 he settled in the canton of Ticino and, despite his status as a foreigner, was immediately elected to the Grand Council . The following year Ciani stayed in Geneva , where he had contact with Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde de Sismondi , Pellegrino Rossi and Giuseppe Mazzini . In 1833 he moved to Lugano with his brother Filippo and was granted cantonal citizenship in Ticino. However, this was not definitively recognized until six years later after the successful radical liberal revolution.

Ciani was one of the authors of the Ticino cantonal constitution of 1830. He represented his new home in 1841 as envoy to the daily statutes , and from 1841 to 1850 he was cantonal war commissioner. He used this feature to support the Italian March Revolution of 1848 . From 1842 to 1851 he was the owner of the Tipografia della Svizzera Italiana printing house , which published anti-Austrian writings. In 1855 he had the Hotel du Parc built in Lugano and thus initiated the development of tourism . After the election of Giovanni Battista Pioda to the Federal Council , Ciani ran successfully in a by-election in the constituency of Ticino North in January 1858 and succeeded him as National Councilor . In 1860 he renounced re-election, but remained until his death in Ticino cantonal parliament .

His nephew Philippe Camperio was an influential politician in the canton of Geneva and also a national councilor.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Carlo Agliati: Filippo Ciani. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . May 2, 2005 .
personal data
SURNAME Ciani, Giacomo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss politician and banker
DATE OF BIRTH October 2, 1776
PLACE OF BIRTH Milan
DATE OF DEATH May 15, 1868
Place of death Lugano