Alexandre Goüin
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Alexandre Henri Goüin (25 January 1792 in
Tours Tours ( ; ) is the largest city 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 inhabita ...
– 27 May 1872) was a French banker and politician.


Life

Came from a banker family, he was member of the municipal council of
Tours Tours ( ; ) is the largest city 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 inhabita ...
from 1820 on and president of the
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and
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of Tours. He was deputy for the department of
Indre-et-Loire Indre-et-Loire () is a department in west-central France named after the Indre River and Loire River. In 2019, it had a population of 610,079.General councils of
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and
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in the government of
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(1840), Vice president of
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and Senator of the Second Empire (1868-1870). Goüin has director of ''Caisse générale du commerce et de l'industrie'' (1844-1848). He was the father of Eugène Goüin and the uncle of Ernest Goüin.


See also

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Hôtel Goüin __NOTOC__ The Hôtel Goüin is a ''hôtel particulier'' in Tours, France. History The mansion was built in the 15th century and is incorrectly considered to have been the home of Jean de Xaincoings, treasurer of the assets of Charles VI ...
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Minister of Commerce and Industry (France) The Minister of Commerce was a cabinet member in the Government of France. The position sometimes included responsibility for other government departments such as Minister of Public Works (France), Public Works, Minister of the Interior (France), ...
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Ministry of Agriculture (France) The Ministry of Agriculture, Agrifood, and Forestry () of France is the governmental body charged with regulation and policy for agriculture, food, and forestry. The Ministry's headquarters are in the Hôtel de Villeroy, at 78 Rue de Varenne i ...


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*Frederick Martin,''Handbook of contemporary biography'', 1870 *HighWire Press,''History of Political Economy, Volumes 5 à 6'', Duke University Press, 1973 1792 births 1872 deaths Businesspeople from Tours, France Politicians from Tours, France Orléanists Party of Order politicians Bonapartists Ministers of agriculture and commerce of France Members of the 2nd Chamber of Deputies of the July Monarchy Members of the 3rd Chamber of Deputies of the July Monarchy Members of the 4th Chamber of Deputies of the July Monarchy Members of the 5th Chamber of Deputies of the July Monarchy Members of the 6th Chamber of Deputies of the July Monarchy Members of the 7th Chamber of Deputies of the July Monarchy Members of the 1848 Constituent Assembly Members of the National Legislative Assembly of the French Second Republic Members of the 1st Corps législatif of the Second French Empire Members of the 2nd Corps législatif of the Second French Empire Members of the 3rd Corps législatif of the Second French Empire French senators of the Second Empire French bankers Commanders of the Legion of Honour {{IndreLoire-politician-stub