Ange-Marie Muracciole (12 March 1835 – 2 July 1904) was a French public works contractor and politician. He was Senator for Corsica from 1892 to 1894, and again from 1903 to 1904.
Early years (1835–92)
Ange-Marie Muracciole was born on 12 March 1835 in
Muracciole
Muracciole ( co, Muraccioli) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.
Population
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*Communes of the Haute-Corse department
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, Corsica.
His parents were Bartolomeo Muracciole (1808–58) and Maria Costa.
On 19 January 1858 he married Madeleine Pantalacci (born 1838) in Muracciole.
Muracciole became a public works contractor.
He had gained a solid reputation when work began on the
Panama Canal in 1881, and was invited to participate.
He returned to Corsica when the work was suspended.
He was mayor of
Belgodère and general councilor of
Vezzani.
On 29 July 1886 his second marriage was to Rose Marie Casanelli d'Istria (1864–1931) in Muracciole.
Senator (1892–94)
On 21 August 1892 Muracciole ran for election to the Senate in a by-election following the death of
François Morelli
François Morelli (28 February 1833 – 29 May 1892) was a French shipowner and politician.
For a while he ran a shipping service in the western Mediterranean based in Marseille, but it suffered from severe competition and several business mishaps ...
.
He was elected in the first round by 382 votes against 372 for
Vincent Farinole.
He joined the democratic left group.
Due to illness he was forced to seek leave in 1892 before speaking in the senate.
In the general elections of 7 January 1894 he was defeated by Farinole, who won 409 votes to 272 for Muracciole.
Later career (1894–1904)
Muracciole returned to private life, running his business and acting in his local political posts.
The journal ''Le Républicain'' (Bastia), founded as a daily in 1895, reappeared on 12 April 1898 to support the Republican candidates
Emmanuel Arène, Muracciole,
Marius Giacobbi, Colonel Astima and Toussain Malaspina in the 8 May 1898 legislative elections.
In 1901 Muracciole became general councilor for the canton of
Vico, replacing Dominique Cristinacce.
He was also a censor at the Ajjacio branch of the
Bank of France
The Bank of France ( French: ''Banque de France''), headquartered in Paris, is the central bank of France. Founded in 1800, it began as a private institution for managing state debts and issuing notes. It is responsible for the accounts of the F ...
.
Muracciole ran once more for election to the senate on 4 January 1903, and decisively defeated Farinole by 581 votes to 113.
His health again prevented him from spending much time in the Senate.
He died in office on 2 July 1904 in Ajaccio at the age of 69.
The village of Muracciole is distinguished by a
Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th century, as increasingly ...
château built in the late 19th century by Ange Muracciole.
It is a rare example of this type of architecture on Corsica.
The house was built by Muracciole after he returned from the Panama Canal.
The village also has a funeral chapel for his family.
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1835 births
1904 deaths
French general councillors
Senators of Corsica