Baron Henri Hottinguer (b.

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) was the first-born son of

Baron Rodolphe Hottinguer Baron Rodolphe Hottinguer was a banker that ran his family owned French bank Messieurs Hottinguer & Cie taking over from his father Baron Jean–Henri Hottinguer in 1866. He passed on the bank to his son Baron Henri Hottinguer at the age of 83. ...

. He had a long and prosperous life, and during his era the bank,

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, accomplished many achievements. He took control of Hottinger and Cie around the age of 52, following the death of his father. ArmesBaronHottinguer

Like his grandfather and his father, at the age of 20 he prepared for his first great voyage bound for England, where he would study finance at

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. After completing his education, he went to the

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. Like all the barons in the family, Hottinguer had to do this voyage. During his time in America he was successful, he established many contacts that would help in the future. Also, like some of his predecessors, he would meet an American woman who would become his wife, Marian Hall Munroe, daughter of

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banker John Munroe. His journeys did not stop there, he would go on a prolonged tour around Europe, by traveling to Lithuania and Russia. Under his direction,

participated in the creation of Banque de l'Union Parisienne, which then merged with the Crédit du Nord. He was one of the leading parties in the funding of the

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. He died suddenly on 21 July 1943. He was succeeded by his oldest son

Baron Rodolphe Hottinguer (1902-1985) Baron Rodolphe Hottinguer was a banker that ran his family owned French bank Messieurs Hottinguer & Cie taking over from his father Baron Jean–Henri Hottinguer in 1866. He passed on the bank to his son Baron Henri Hottinguer at the age of 83. ...

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*Youssef Cassis, Capitals of Capital, A History of International Financial Centres, 1780–2005. ( , ) *Max Gerard, ''Messieurs Hottinguer Banquiers A Paris'', Paris 1968. *www.trans-siberia.com *www.hottinger.co.uk *www.credit-du-nord.fr {{DEFAULTSORT:Hottinguer, Baron Henri 1868 births 1943 deaths

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