Louis Jaccard
Louis Jaccard (born February 16, 1848 in Vers-chez-Jaccard , † January 27, 1908 in Sainte-Croix , resident in Sainte-Croix) was a Swiss politician .
From 1871 to 1898 Jaccard was a music box manufacturer at the Jaccard Frères company , which was dissolved in 1901.
He began his political career as a free-spirited councilor in Sainte-Croix and was elected to the Grand Council of the Canton of Vaud in 1878 , where he had a seat until 1894. From 1884 to 1885 he was a member of the Constitutional Council and part of the provisional government of Vaud . From 1892 he was deputy governor of Sainte-Croix, before he succeeded his father, Louis-Samuel , from 1894 to 1908 governor.
Web links
- Laurent Tissot: Jaccard, Louis. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
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| SURNAME | Jaccard, Louis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1848 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vers-chez-Jaccard |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 27, 1908 |
| Place of death | Sainte-Croix |