Jules Pastré (April 12, 1809 – May 21, 1899) was a French banker, businessman and equestrian. He was a board member of the

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and co-founder of Eaux du Caire, a water distribution company in

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Biography

Early life

Jules Pastré was born April 12, 1809, in

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. His father, Jean-François Pastré (1758-1821), was a tanner and a

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.Michael Stephen Smith, ''The Emergence of Modern Business Enterprise in France, 1800-1930'', Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2006, p. 4

/ref> His mother was (1776-1862). He had a sister, Amélie Pastré (1800-1880), and three brothers: Jean Joseph Pastré (1801-1861), Jean-Baptiste Pastré (1804-1877), and Eugène Pastré (1806–1868).

Career

Pastré became in Egypt, where he joined his brother Jean-Baptiste. In 1843, Jules was appointed as one of seven intendent within the Egyptian Health Department to oversee how it was run.''Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command'', London: H.M. Stationery Office, 1843, Volume 54, pp. 390-39

/ref> In 1865, with

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, he co-founded Eaux du Caire, a water distribution company in

.Samir Saul, ''La France et l'Egypte de 1882 a 1914'', Paris: Institut de la gestion publique et du développement économique, Comité pour l’histoire économique et financière de la France, 199

/ref> In the 1850s, Pastré served on the Board of Directors of a steam-tug company active on the

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for the first time since the contract between Prussian Baron de Pentz and the Pasha came to an end due to a disagreement.

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, ''

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'', London: Chapman and Hall, 1853, pp. 3-

/ref> Other Board members included Alexander G. Cassavetti,

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, Alexander Tod, and Moise Valensin. Pastré also served on the Board of Directors of Compagnie Medjidié, a steam shipping company meant to connect all harbours of the

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. The company was founded by

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and co-chaired by

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. Other Board directors included Messrs. de Dumreicher, Hassan Kamil Bey, Ismail Fevzi Bey, Ange Adolphe Levi, Moukhtar Bey, S. W. Ruyssenaers, Said Effendi, Hugh Thurburn, and N. Zaccali. As a banker, he served on the board of directors of the

.''The Railway News'', Volume 2, 1864, p. 85
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/ref>''The Joint Stock Companies Directory for 1867'', London: Charles Barker & Sons, 1867, p. 1344 Other board members included his brother Jean-Baptiste Pastré,

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, Samuel Laing,

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, and

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. Later, Samuel Laing was replaced by

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. In ''Random variables'',

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explains that shortly after British Prime Minister

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decided to no longer support

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, Pastré failed to "float a loan" in 1873.Nathaniel de Rothschild, ''Random Variables'', London: Collins, 1984, p. 19

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Equestrianism

He competed in race horses alongside

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Personal life

He married Elisabeth Nancy Schutz in 1835. They had four children: *Pierre Pastré. *Berthe Pastré. *Thérèse Pastré. *Christine Pastré.

Death

He died May 21, 1899, in Paris, 51 avenue Montaigne (8e).
acte décès

References

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