Henri DuPasquier
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| Born | 5 July 1815 Neuchâtel, Switzerland |
| Died | 12 April 1875 (aged 59) |
| Occupations | Manufacturer, politician |
Henri DuPasquier (5 July 1815 – 12 April 1875) was a Swiss manufacturer and politician from Fleurier. He directed the Fabrique-Neuve de Cortaillod, which he converted from textile printing into a watch-blank factory, and sat as a liberal deputy in the Grand Council of Neuchâtel.[1]
Biography
DuPasquier was the son of Frédéric, director of the Fabrique-Neuve de Cortaillod, and the great-grandson of Claude-Abram DuPasquier. In 1841 he married Sophie Baux, daughter of Jules Baux, a merchant. He studied industrial chemistry in Strasbourg and then trained in industry in England. On the death of his father in 1838, he took over the management of the factory.[1]
In 1854 he decided to stop printing indiennes and converted the business into a factory producing watch blanks under the name Vaucher DuPasquier et Cie. A member of the Société du Jardin from 1836 and a militia captain, he sat as a liberal deputy in the Grand Council of Neuchâtel (1852–1874, serving as president in 1865). He was the author of several works on the labor question.[1]
References
This article incorporates text from a free content work. Licensed under CC-BY SA. Text taken from DuPasquier, Henri, Anne Jeanneret-de Rougemont, Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
Bibliography
- J. Th. Du Pasquier, La famille Du Pasquier, 1974