Eugène Goüin (1818 – 1909 in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

) was a French banker and politician.

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Son of the minister

Alexandre Goüin Alexandre Henri Goüin (25 January 1792, in Tours – 27 May 1872) was a French banker and politician. Life Came from a banker family, he was member of the municipal council of Tours from 1820 on and president of the Tribunal and Chamber of Com ...

, he was member of the municipal council of

Tours Tours ( , ) is one of the largest cities in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Indre-et-Loire. The Communes of France, commune of Tours had 136,463 ...

from 1848 and president of the

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(1856–1879) and

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(1858–1879) of Tours. He was mayor of

(1866–1875), deputy for the department of

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(1871–1875) and sénateur inamovible (1875–1909). Goüin has founder and chairman of

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(1895–1909),The New York Times
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(1888–1909), vice chairman of

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, member of the board of

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1818 births 1909 deaths Businesspeople from Tours, France Members of the National Assembly (1871) French life senators Mayors of places in Centre-Val de Loire French bankers Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 1st class Officiers of the Légion d'honneur Politicians from Tours, France {{IndreLoire-politician-stub

Life

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