François-Marie Delessert (2 April 1780 - 15 October 1868) was a French banker and politician.
Born in
Lyon, he was the second son of the banker
Étienne Delessert. He studied in
Geneva and in 1796 joined the bank
Caisse d'Épargne
Caisse, a French word, may refer to:
* Caisse Desjardins, an association of credit unions in Quebec
* Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears, a road-bicycle racing team
*Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, a public pension fund in Quebec
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, a banking house founded by his father. Soon he and his elder brother
Benjamin
Benjamin ( he, ''Bīnyāmīn''; "Son of (the) right") blue letter bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3225/kjv/wlc/0-1/ H3225 - yāmîn - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv) was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's thir ...
were directing the house.
He died in
Passy
Passy () is an area of Paris, France, located in the 16th arrondissement, on the Right Bank. It is home to many of the city's wealthiest residents.
Passy was a commune on the outskirts of Paris. In 1658, hot springs were discovered around whic ...
.
Politicians from Lyon
French bankers
Businesspeople from Lyon
1780 births
1868 deaths
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