Hippolyte Paul Jayr
French politician
Hippolyte Paul Jayr | |
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| Born | (1801-12-25)25 December 1801 Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, France |
| Died | 1900 Ceyzériat, Aiin, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Administrator |
| Known for | Minister of Public Works |
Hippolyte Paul Jayr (25 December 1801 - 1900) was a French administrator and politician. He was Minister of Public Works in the last year of the July Monarchy.
Life
Hippolyte Paul Jayr was born in Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, on 25 December 1801.[1] He was descended from Hiérosme Jayr of Bourg, the king's counsellor and secretary in the royal court of Bourg until that court was suppressed in 1662, and later a member of the Parliament of Metz.[2] His parents were Benoit-Marie Jayr, an advocate, and Lucie-Marie-Françoise Dévote Roussel.[1] he married Rose-Mathilde Chatard.[3]
Hippolyte Paul Jayr studied law in Paris, then entered the administration in 1830. He was councillor, then secretary-general of the prefecture of Ain (August 1830). He became prefect of Ain on 25 May 1834.[1] He then became in turn prefect of the departments of Loire (23 Juny 1837), Moselle (20 October 1838) and Rhone (23 May 1839). He was a strong supporter of the monarchy.[4]
On 9 July 1845 Jahr was promoted to the Chamber of Peers. That year he was made a knight of the Legion of Honor. He was prefect of Lyon until being named to the cabinet on 9 May 1847 as Minister of Public Works. He presented various railway projects to the chamber of deputies. He also reported on mines, bridges and roads. With the February Revolution of 1848 he returned to private life.[4]
References
Citations
- ^ a b c Robert & Cougny 1889, p. 411.
- ^ Mesnil & Collet 1874, p. 351.
- ^ Nauroy 1888, p. 264.
- ^ a b Robert & Cougny 1889, p. 412.
Sources
- Mesnil, Edmond Révérend́ du; Collet, Philibert (1874). Armorial historique de Bresse, Bugey, Dombes, Pays de Gex, Valromey et Franc-Lyonnais: d'après les travaux de Guichenon, d'Hozier, Aubret [et d'autres] ... les archives et les manuscrits, etc., avec les remarques critiques de Ph. Collet. Imprimerie d'Aimé Vingtrinier. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- Nauroy, Charlers (1888). Le Curieux. Le Curieux. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- Robert, Adolphe; Cougny, Gaston (1889). "JAYR (Hippolyte-Paul)". Dictionnaire des parlementaires français de 1789 à 1889 (PDF). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
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Third cabinet of Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult (29 October 1840 to 19 September 1847)
Head of state: King Louis Philippe I
Nicolas Soult
Nicolas Soult
- Nicolas Soult
- Alexandre Moline de Saint-Yon
- Camille Trézel
- François Martineau des Chenez (Undersecretary of State)
- Tanneguy Duchâtel
- Antoine François Passy (Undersecretary of State)
- Georges Humann
- Jean Lacave-Laplagne
- Pierre Sylvain Dumon
- Guy-Victor Duperré
- Albin Roussin
- Ange de Mackau
- Louis Napoléon Lannes
- Jean Jubelin (Undersecretary of State)
- Jean-Baptiste Teste
- Pierre Sylvain Dumon
- Hippolyte Paul Jayr
Cabinet of François-Pierre Guizot (19 September 1847 to 24 February 1848) | ||
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Head of state: King Louis Philippe I | ||
| President of the Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs | ||
| Interior | Tanneguy Duchâtel, sub-secretary of state Antoine François Passy | |
| Justice and Religious Affairs | ||
| War | Camille Alphonse Trézel, sub-secretary of state Pierre Magne | |
| Finance | ||
| Navy and Colonies | Louis Napoléon Lannes, sub-secretary of state Jean Jubelin | |
| Public Education | ||
| Public Works | Hippolyte Paul Jayr | |
| Agriculture and Commerce | ||
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