Philippe Fournier
Philippe Fournier (born June 14, 1818 in Estavayer-le-Lac , † August 18, 1886 in Friborg ) was a Swiss politician and State Councilor of the canton of Friborg .
Life
The Catholic Fournier, who came from Romont and Estavayer-le-Lac , was the son of François-Joseph Fournier (1783–1843), Grand Councilor, and Marie-Anne nee. Chaney. His school days were strongly influenced by the Jesuits: After primary school in Estavayer , he attended their colleges in Estavayer (four years), Freiburg (two years) and Schwyz (two years). He then studied law in Munich and Freiburg . From 1844 to 1846 he was secretary of the Board of Education and then secretary to the lawyer Muselin , who had to investigate the radical uprising of January 6, 1847. He was also the private secretary and confidante of his uncle, the mayor Fournier, who commissioned him with several secret missions.
Hostile to the radical regime, he retired into private life in 1848. With Pierre Meyll he published the Gazette de Friborg, a conservative opposition newspaper. He later worked with Héliodore Raemy at the Chroniqueur. After the collapse of the radical regime, he was a clerk at the cantonal court (1857-1860) and cantonal judge (1860-1862). Fournier was Grand Councilor of the Saane District (1861-1886) and was elected to the Council of State on May 20, 1862 with 50 of 81 votes. As a staunch conservative, he pulled the State Council to the right. He headed the police department (1862–1886), which also included the health sector and fire insurance. Under him the law on restaurants (1864) and that on penal institutions (1877) came into force.
After a serious illness, he died on August 18th at the age of 68. He left 200,000 francs of his fortune to the Fournier Foundation, which was to be founded and which was commissioned to build an "educational institution for failed children", a home that was opened in 1888 in Drognens .
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 FSC: Fournier, Philippe. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fournier, Philippe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fournier, Alexis-Basile-Philippe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss politician and State Councilor for the Canton of Friborg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 14, 1818 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Estavayer-le-Lac |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 18, 1886 |
| Place of death | Freiburg |