Hippolyte Pignat

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Hippolyte Pignat (born December 6, 1813 in Vouvry ; † January 15, 1885 , Catholic , resident in Vouvry) was a Swiss politician ( liberal / radical ).

biography

Hippolyte Pignat was born on December 6, 1813 in Vouvry as the son of the colonel , influential and wealthy notary, Michel Pignat and Guerraty, born Marguerite. Pignat first attended the colleges in Brig and Freiburg , then took drawing lessons in Bern and in Geneva with Rodolphe Töpffer , before completing an apprenticeship in geometer in Freiburg. Then he completed a legal education at the law school in Sion .

As a result, Hippolyte Pignat, a large landowner , worked as a notary and geometer from 1836. Pignat married Fanchette, the daughter of Pierre Roch, in 1841. He died on January 15, 1885, a few weeks after he had turned 71 in Vouvry.

Political career

The liberal-minded Hippolyte Pignat, who was ideologically close to the brothers Joseph-Hyacinthe, Louis and Maurice Barman, joined the Martigny Committee in 1843 . When one of the leaders of Young Switzerland was involved in the Battle of Trento in 1844, Pignat fled after its defeat first to Chessel and then to Alsace .

After his return to Switzerland he was a member of the provisional government between 1847 and 1848, before he headed the finance department in the State Council until 1853 . Immediately afterwards he was employed as a judge at the Monthey District Court until 1861. He also represented the radicals in the Valais Grand Council between 1840 and 1844, 1847 and 1848, and 1852 and 1885 . At the federal level, Pignat was a member of the Council of States for the canton from 1856 to 1857 . At the local level, he served as a municipal judge from 1841 to 1845 and from 1855 to 1876 as the mayor of Vouvry. From 1871 Pignat led the radical opposition.

Hippolyte Pignat was involved in the construction of the Bouveret-Saint-Maurice railway line , the Ligne du Tonkin, in 1859 .

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personal data
SURNAME Pignat, Hippolyte
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss politicians (FDP liberals)
DATE OF BIRTH December 6, 1813
PLACE OF BIRTH Vouvry
DATE OF DEATH January 15, 1885
Place of death Vouvry