Pierre Léon Pettolaz

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Pierre Léon Pettolaz (born April 11, 1765 in Charmey ; † April 17, 1811 there ) was a Swiss politician and author .

Life

Pierre Léon Pettolaz was a son of the pastureland owner Pierre Joseph Pettolaz and Marie-Ursule Favre. He owed his scientific education less to his teachers than to self-taught learning and extensive reading. He was particularly interested in historical writings from an early age. He devoted himself to the study of law and in 1791 became a notary and clerk in the valley of his home community. In 1789 Pettolaz, who was a supporter of Catholicism , married Madeleine Bouquet. He stood u. a. in correspondence with the Swiss local historian and clergyman Philippe-Sirice Bridel .

Pettolaz was a passionate republican and advocate of the form of government of representative democracy . During the Helvetic Revolution in 1798 he worked as a political clerk for the Cantonal Court of Freiburg and at the same time held the office of secretary at the local education council until 1799. He later joined the Swiss Senate, serving as its President in May 1800. He was also a member of the Patriot Party from 1799 to 1800. In 1803 he was elected to the Freiburg Grand Council. At that time he also got a job as clerk of the French civil court and secretary of the commission of the city co-owners. He died in Charmey in 1811 at the age of 46.

Among his essays, mostly written in French, his petition to the Helvetian Senate deserves mention because it expresses his religious meaning. He wrote this petition on August 17, 1802 on behalf of the municipalities of Galmis and Kressu for the benefit of the Trappists who had settled in Valsainte . His writings also include Observations sur ce qu'on appelle Gabellage dans le Canton de Frybourg (Frybourg 1806).

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personal data
SURNAME Pettolaz, Pierre Léon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss politician and author
DATE OF BIRTH April 11, 1765
PLACE OF BIRTH Charmey
DATE OF DEATH April 17, 1811
Place of death Charmey