Samuel Jacques Hollard

Samuel Jacques Hollard (born July 17, 1759 in Lausanne , † September 23, 1832 there , entitled to live in Orbe and Lausanne) was a conservative Swiss politician .

education and profession

Hollard completed a law degree and later became a notary . Under the Bernese rule he worked first as a sack master and later as an asset manager and banker.

Political career

In 1803, at the time of mediation , Samuel Jacques Hollard was elected the first mayor of Lausanne ; he held the office until 1815. From 1803 to 1808 he was also a member of the Grand Council of the Canton of Vaud .

Hollard made a significant contribution to the expansion of the city of Lausanne: During his tenure, the parliament building (1804), the St.-François post office (1808) and the La Mercerie church (1811) were built. From 1812 he had the Flon valley filled in to build the Place de la Riponne.

literature

Louis Polla: De Saint Etienne au général Guisan. Louis Polla raconte la vie de cent personnages qui ont donné leur nom aux rues de Lausanne. (Rues de Lausanne) . Préface de Jean-Pascal Delamuraz . Edition 24 Heures, Lausanne 1981, ISBN 2-8265-0050-3 , pp. 74f.

Web links

Louis Polla: Hollard, Samuel Jacques. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

↑ Syndics de Lausanne depuis 1803. Retrieved December 27, 2018 .

personal data
SURNAME	Hollard, Samuel Jacques
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss politician
DATE OF BIRTH	July 17, 1759
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lausanne
DATE OF DEATH	September 23, 1832
Place of death	Lausanne

[1] Syndics de Lausanne depuis 1803. Retrieved December 27, 2018 .