Word: patricianism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...lawyer and politician, cantonal boss of the powerful Radical Party, he had been Aly Khan's attorney during his divorce from Rita Hayworth, and he represented innumerable Swiss and foreign companies in Geneva's tightly controlled banking community. Distinguished-looking and wealthy, Pierre Jaccoud lived on the patrician Rue de Monnetier, had a loving wife and three children. He was so much a part of Geneva's upper crust that it was unlikely he would even be acquainted with a family as humble as the Zumbachs...