Joseph Magnin

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Joseph Magnin

Pierre Joseph Magnin , called Joseph Magnin (born January 1, 1824 in Dijon , † November 22, 1910 in Paris ) was a French heavy industrialist and politician.

Life

Joseph Magnin inherited a large ironworks from his father, Deputy Jean Hugues Magnin-Philippon (1791-1856), and became a member of the Chamber of Commerce and President of the Trade Tribunal in his hometown. He was also General Councilor of the Côte-d'Or department from 1861 and City Councilor of Dijon from 1865. On December 13, 1863, he was elected a member of the legislative body for the Côte-d'Or department, in which he belonged to the opposition party, which was so small in number. For this he acted as a financial expert. On the day of the fall of Napoleon III. (September 4, 1870) he took over the Ministry of Commerce and Agriculture in the government of national defense and was in charge of catering during the siege of Paris . He resigned from his ministerial office in February 1871. Since February 7, 1871 a member of the National Assembly , since December 16, 1875 of the Senate , he belonged to the republican left.

On December 28, 1879, Magnin took over the Treasury in the first cabinet of Charles de Freycinet and also kept this in the cabinet of Jules Ferry . With this he resigned on November 13, 1881 and was appointed governor of the Bank of France five days later , which office he held until 1897. In 1884 he became Vice President of the Senate. After the assassination of President Marie François Sadi Carnot (June 25, 1894), he helped ensure that Jean Casimir-Perier was elected as his successor. In early 1907, his health deteriorated and he had to stay in the room for several months before he could resume his work in the Senate. He died in Paris on November 22, 1910 at the age of 86.

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SURNAME Magnin, Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Magnin, Pierre Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French heavy industrialist and politician
DATE OF BIRTH January 1, 1824
PLACE OF BIRTH Dijon
DATE OF DEATH November 22, 1910
Place of death Paris