Passy family

The Passy family is a French political family which had prominent members in 19th Century politics and 20th Century linguistics. Notable members of the family are all descended from Louis François Passy. He was born in Eure in northern France, and members of the family remained within the area for over a century. The five sons of Louis François and Jacquette Pauline Hélène d’Aure held various positions within politics and the military, with two of them joining the Chamber of Deputies and one becoming Minister of Finance. They had one daughter, who married a factory owner from Gisors. The children of the Passy siblings carried on the political and military connection, becoming Deputies or marrying into influential aristocratic families. One member of the family, Frédéric Passy, was awarded the first Nobel Peace Prize, and others became notable phoneticians. Over the years, the family came into possession of three large houses, but they no longer remain within the family. Louis François Passy (29 February 1760 – 11 July 1834) was born in Étrépagny, in Eure. He worked as a stockbroker, then became Receiver General in Dyle in Brussels (then part of France). In 1791, Louis François married Jacquette Pauline Hélène d’Aure (1772–1843). She was born into an aristocratic family: her brother was the Count d'Aure, a riding master under Louis XVIII. Louis François and Jacquette had five sons and one daughter. Antoine François Passy Antoine François Passy (1792–1873) was the son of Louis François Passy and Jacquette Pauline Hélène d’Aure. He was elected Deputy in Eure from 1837 until 1848, and worked within the Ministry of the Interior while his brother Hippolyte was a minister. He married Anne Henriette Péan de Saint-Gilles. Louis Charles Paulin Passy (1830–1913) was the son of Antoine François Passy and Anne Henriette Péan de Saint-Gilles. As a historian, he researched Normandy and focused specifically on the county of Vexin. He first ran for office as an Independent Liberal in 1863, and was elected Deputy of Eure from 1871 until 1913 as a Moderate Liberal.