Joseph Jaquet

Joseph Jaquet

Joseph Jaquet (born August 4, 1822 in Estavannens ; † August 3, 1900 in Echarlens ) was a Swiss politician and state councilor of the canton of Friborg .

Life

Jaquet was Catholic and from Estavannens . His parents were Jean-François Jaquet (1781–1862), farmer, and Léonida nee. Sudan, daughter of Casimir. On September 10, 1856 he married Elise Gremaud, b. 1830, daughter of the farmer Pierre Gremaud, judge of the Gruyère district .

Jaquet received his first lessons in reading, writing and arithmetic from his father when he worked as a servant in Paris until 1830. He then attended primary school in Echarlens (1830–1837). He studied Latin with Alexandre Thorin , who later became a State Councilor (1845–1847), and philosophy under Father Rothenflue. He attended the Law Academy in Freiburg , first as a listener (1845–1846), then as a student (1846–1847). Involved in an anti-radical uprising that failed, he had to leave the canton (1848–1852). He worked as a private tutor in Austria and studied law in Munich. After returning to Freiburg, he completed his legal studies with Professor Fracheboud with a licentiate (1855). In the same year he was admitted to the bar and a year later. He completed his practice with the notaries Toffel and Perrier (1852-1853) and with the lawyer Louis de Wuilleret , the leader of the Freiburg Conservatives (1856-1857). In addition, he passed the land registry exam in 1852. During the Sonderbund War (1847) lieutenant , in 1860 he held the rank of major and commander of the 118th battalion. He was also a major military judge.

Jaquet worked as a notary and was President of the Gruyères District Court (1857–1867). He was vice-president (1857–1861) and then president (1861–1867) of the jury court of the first district ( Gruyères , Glane and Vivisbach districts ). He then worked as a lawyer and notary in Echarlens (1867–1874). He rejected his election to the cantonal court on May 11, 1879. Due to his popularity, he was always in first place in the Gruyère district in the Grand Council elections in 1866, 1871 and 1876 . From 1868 to 1872 he was a Councilor of States and from 1872 to 1884 a National Councilor . On January 20, 1872, he was elected to the Council of State with 66 of 69 votes to succeed his friend Hubert Charles , which showed his high esteem at that time. As director of the interior (1872–1874), he revised the canton's constitution (1873) and the law on municipalities and parishes (1874). He helped to stop the separatist efforts of the Murtner by passing a law on the Evangelical Reformed cult in the Grand Council. Weakened by a stroke and hostile to the rise of the ultramontane conservatives, he resigned from the State Council in 1874 to protect his health and was able to live a long and more peaceful life until his death.

Jaquet was actively involved in the interests of his region. He provided a guarantee of CHF 3,000 for the Bulle – Romont railway (1864–1868), supported the construction of the Bulle – Boltigen road and worked in the Crédit gruyérien. In his four-volume Souvenirs d'un Gruyérien about the time between 1822 and 1879 he left interesting historical contributions, some of which were a bit chatty. They testified to a Catholic politician with a cautiously liberal attitude, who rejected extremes like the radicals and the ultra-montane conservatives. He sharply criticized Canon Schorderet, whom he accused of fanaticism and his inclination for spirits. Jaquet died in Echarlens on August 3, 1900 , one day before his 78th birthday.

literature

• Georges Andrey , John Clerc, Jean-Pierre Dorand et Nicolas Gex: The Freiburg Council of State: 1848–2011. History, organization, members . Editions La Sarine, Freiburg 2012, ISBN 978-2-88355-153-4 .

Web links

• Jean-Pierre Dorand and AG: Jaquet, Joseph. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .