Pierre Magnin (1 January 1824 – 22 November 1910) was a

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politician of the

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and

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. He was born in

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. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies of France from 1863 to 1870. He was a member of the National Assembly of 1871 from 1871 to 1875. He was a member of the Senate of France from 1875 until his death. He was governor of the

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from 1881 to 1897. He was minister of agriculture and commerce (4 September 1870 – 18 February 1871). He was minister of finance (28 December 1879 – 13 November 1881) in the governments of Charles de Freycinet and Jules Ferry. He died in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Magnin, Pierre 1824 births 1910 deaths Politicians from Dijon French republicans French Ministers of Agriculture French Ministers of Commerce French Ministers of Finance Members of the 3rd Corps législatif of the Second French Empire Members of the 4th Corps législatif of the Second French Empire Members of the National Assembly (1871) French life senators Governors of the Banque de France