Hippolyte Paul Jayr (25 December 1801 - 1900) was a French administrator and politician.
Hippolyte Paul Jayr was born in Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, on 25 December 1801.
[2] His parents were Benoit-Marie Jayr, an advocate, and Lucie-Marie-Françoise Dévote Roussel.
[3] Hippolyte Paul Jayr studied law in Paris, then entered the administration in 1830.
[1] He then became in turn prefect of the departments of Loire (23 Juny 1837), Moselle (20 October 1838) and Rhone (23 May 1839).