Eugène Goüin (1818 – 1909 in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. ...

) was a French banker and politician.

Life

Son of the minister

Alexandre Goüin Alexandre Henri Goüin (25 January 1792, in Tours – 27 May 1872) was a French banker and politician. Life Came from a banker family, he was member of the municipal council of Tours from 1820 on and president of the Tribunal and Chamber of Com ...

, he was member of the municipal council of

Tours Tours ( , ) is one of the largest cities in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the prefecture of the department of Indre-et-Loire. The commune of Tours had 136,463 inhabitants as of 2018 while the population of the whole metr ...

from 1848 and president of the

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(1856–1879) and

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(1858–1879) of Tours. He was mayor of

(1866–1875), 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.sénateur inamovible A senator for life (french: sénateur inamovible) was an honorary position in the French Third Republic, similar to that of senator for life in other countries. At one time the French Senate was composed of 300 members, of whom 75 were ''inamov ...

(1875–1909). Goüin has founder and chairman of

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(1895–1909),The New York Times
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(1888–1909), vice chairman of

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, member of the board of

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1818 births 1909 deaths Businesspeople from Tours, France Members of the National Assembly (1871) French life senators Mayors of places in Centre-Val de Loire French bankers Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 1st class Officiers of the Légion d'honneur Politicians from Tours, France {{IndreLoire-politician-stub

Life

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