Augustin Pouyer-Quertier
French politician and businessman
Augustin Thomas Pouyer-Quertier, (2 September 1820 – 2 April 1891) was Minister for Finance of France.2
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Born Sep 2, 1820, died Apr 2, 1891.1
About
He was born in Étouteville-en-Caux (Seine-Maritime) and died in Rouen.
He developed a cotton factory and cotton agriculture in Algeria.
He was one of the founders of Compagnie française du télégraphe de Paris à New-York, the French Telegraph Company, in 1879.
From Wikipedia’s article on Augustin Pouyer-Quertier, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
Early life and education
- Date not recordedÉcole polytechnique3
Career
Occupation: politician.6
- 1883 to 1884President, Société libre d'agriculture, sciences, arts et belles-lettres de l'Eure5
- 1871 to 1872Minister of Finance5
- 1857 to 1876Deputy of Seine-Maritime5
- 1854 to 1891Mayor of Fleury-sur-Andelle5
- Date not recordedFounded Compagnie française du télégraphe de Paris à New-York4
- Date not recordedPresident, general council of Eure5
- Date not recordedChairperson, Q29482605
Personal life
Awards
- 1874Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour11
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- 13Wikimedia CommonsAugustin Pouyer-Quertier photo by Mayer et Pierson, Public domain