Hippolyte Philibert Passy (15 October 1793 – 1 June 1880)[1] was a French cavalry officer, economist and politician.
Early life
Passy was born into a aristocratic Catholic family.[2]: 41 His father, Louis François Passy,[3]: 5 was recevuer general des finances (Receiver General of Finance), an important office in the Ancien Régime.[4]: 222 His mother was Jaquette Pauline Hélène d’Aure.[5] Her brother, the Count d'Aure, was a riding master who fought for France in Egypt and Saint-Domingue.[2]: 35
From 1835 to 1839, he was Vice-President of the Chamber.[7] During this time, he also served as Minister of Commerce from 22 February 1836 until 5 September 1836.[8]: 131 From 16 April 1839 until 12 May 1839, he was President of the Chamber of Deputies.[1]
Both Passy and his brother Antoine were lifelong friends of Hortense Allart, the Italian-French writer.[6]: 10 They met while visiting Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'Angély's widow near Paris.[6]: 241 The brothers were helpful in helping Allart's husband become a local government architect.[6]: 179
Selected works
Des causes de l'inégalité des richesses. Paris: Pagnerre. 1848.
^"Mémoires de la Société historique et archéologique de l'arrondissement de Pontoise et du Vexin". Société Historique et Archéologique de Pontoise, du Val-d'Oise et du Vexin. 1916.