Rouen cotton manufacturer who as Thiers's finance minister negotiated the Treaty of Frankfurt and raised the indemnity loan
Born at Étoutteville in 1820, the son of a spinner, he attended the École polytechnique. He founded a cotton cloth factory in Rouen, bought a flax and hemp mill in 1859, and in 1862 helped create and chaired a company to grow cotton in Algeria. Elected deputy with government support in 1857, he sat with the right until 1869. Appointed minister of finance on 25 February 1871, he took part as plenipotentiary in negotiating the Treaty of Frankfurt, proposed new taxes and successfully issued the loan for the early liberation of the territory. In April 1872 he resigned after defending fictitious payment orders in the embezzlement case of an imperial prefect. He helped bring down Thiers in 1873 and was senator for the Seine-Inférieure from 1876 until his death.
Also known as: Augustin Thomas Pouyer-Quertier
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1857–1876
Legislature and state representation
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1859–1891
Industry and production
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1871–1872
France state institutionsMinister of FinanceMain
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1876–1891
Legislature and state representation
Career Timeline
- 1857–1876Deputy for the Seine-Inférieure
- 1862Founded a company to grow cotton in Algeria
- 1871–1872Minister of Finance; plenipotentiary for the Treaty of Frankfurt
- 1876–1891Senator for the Seine-Inférieure