Count Stefano Jacini (Casalbuttano, 20 June 1826 – Milan, 15 March 1891) was an Italian

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and

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. Born at

Casalbuttano Casalbuttano ed Uniti ( Cremunés: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about northwest of Cremona. Casalbuttano ed Uniti borders the following municipal ...

, Jacini was descended from an old and wealthy Lombard family. He studied in

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, at

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, and in

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universities. During the period of the Austrian restoration in

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(1849-1859) he devoted himself to both literary and economic studies. For his work on ''La Proprietà fondiaria in Lombardia'' (Milan, 1856) he received a prize from the Milanese ''Società d'incoraggiamento di scienze e lettere'' and was made a member of the Istituto Lombardo. In another work, ''Sulle condizioni economiche della Valtellina'' (Milan, 1858, translated into English by W. E. Gladstone), he exposed the evils of Austrian rule, and he drew up a report on the general conditions of

and Venetia for Cavour. He was

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under Cavour in 1860–1861, in 1864 under La Marmora, and down to 1867 under

Bettino Ricasoli Bettino Ricasoli, 1st Count of Brolio, 2nd Baron Ricasoli (; 9 March 180923 October 1880) was an Italian statesman. He was a central figure in the politics of Italy during and after the unification of Italy. He led the Moderate Party. Biography ...

. In 1866 he presented a bill favoring Italy's participation in the construction of the

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. He was instrumental in bringing about the alliance with

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for the war of 1866 against Austria, and in the organization of the Italian railways. From 1881 to 1886 he was president of the commission to inquire into the agricultural conditions of Italy, and edited the voluminous report on the subject. He was created senator in 1870, and given the title of count in 1880. He died in 1891.

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* 1827 births 1891 deaths Members of the Senate of the Kingdom of Italy Italian Ministers of Public Works Italian economists Italian people of the Italian unification Politicians from Cremona Italian Aventinian secessionists {{Italy-politician-stub