Hippolyte Main (rue)

Toponymie

Du nom de Thomas-Hippolyte Main (1797-1860), riche manufacturier, bienfaiteur de la ville de Niort, neveu du maître-chamoiseur niortais Thomas-Jean Main. A sa mort Thomas-Hippolyte a légué un million de francs, somme considérable à l'époque, à la ville de Niort, à condition qu’elle fasse construire un double pont à l’usage des véhicules lourds sur la Sèvre, le reste de sa fortune étant versé à l’hôpital-hospice et à une congrégation.

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