Jacques-Henri Wustenberg

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Jacques-Henri Wustenberg (born October 1, 1790 in Bordeaux ; † October 16, 1865 ibid) was a French merchant and peer of France of German origin.

Life

Jacques-Henri Wustenberg was the only child of the businessman Jakob Heinrich Wüstenberg and his wife Henriette Delorthe. Jakob Wüstenberg immigrated from Stettin to Pomerania in 1768 and founded a wine wholesaler in 1779 under the name "JH Wustenberg & Teyssonière". He was also the Prussian Vice-Consul.

Jacques-Henri Wustenberg continued his father's business. From 1825 to 1848 he was President of the Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce , in 1830 he became a member of the City Council, in 1832 Deputy Mayor and from 1832 to 1834 he was Chairman of the Commercial Court. Wustenberg was a member of the French National Assembly from 1831 to 1846 . In 1846 he was appointed peer of France by King Louis-Philippe I. He was also accepted into the Legion of Honor.

Jacques-Henri Wustenberg was married to Thérèse Rousse, with whom he had six children. He died on October 16, 1865 at the age of 76 in Bordeaux. Jacques-Henri Wustenberg was referred to by his critics as "Napoléon de Chartrons" and he was accused of a "Wüstenberg clique economy" ("coterie Wustenberg").

Offices

  • Pair of France
  • Age member of the Chamber of Deputies
  • Supreme Council of Commerce
  • Age President of the Court of Justice and the Chamber of Commerce
  • Member of the General Council
  • Member of the city council
  • Member of the municipal council

Honors

  • A street in Bordeaux is named after him, the Rue Wustenberg .
  • The Gymnase Wustenberg in Bordeaux is named after him.
  • A retirement home in Bordeaux is named after him.

literature

  • Christian Friedrich Wüstenberg: Wüstenberg'sche family tree. Family table of the Wüstenberg male and female lines . 1858.
  • Joachim Wüstenberg: German Gender Book, Pomerania 8, Volume 155 . 1971.

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personal data
SURNAME Wustenberg, Jacques-Henri
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French merchant and peer from France
DATE OF BIRTH October 1, 1790
PLACE OF BIRTH Bordeaux
DATE OF DEATH October 16, 1865
Place of death Bordeaux