Eugène Goüin (1818 – 1909 in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

) 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 Comm ...

, 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 1848 and president of the

Tribunal A tribunal, generally, is any person or institution with authority to judge, adjudicate on, or determine claims or disputes—whether or not it is called a tribunal in its title. For example, an advocate who appears before a court with a singl ...

(1856–1879) and

Chamber of Commerce A chamber of commerce, or board of trade, is a form of business network. For example, a local organization of businesses whose goal is to further the interests of businesses. Business owners in towns and cities form these local societies to a ...

(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 () was an elected position under 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 ''inamovible'' ("unremovable"). His ...

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

Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas The Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas (, ), generally referred to from 1982 as Paribas (), was a French investment bank based in Paris. In May 2000, it merged with the Banque Nationale de Paris to form BNP Paribas. History Background In the ...

(1895–1909),The New York Times
/ref> chairman of the Supervisory committee of

Caisse des dépôts et consignations Caisse, a French word, may refer to: * Caisse Desjardins, an association of credit unions in Quebec * Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears, a road-bicycle racing team *Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Q ...

(1888–1909), vice chairman of

Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée The Chemins Company is a dietary supplement manufacturer based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The company, founded in 1974 by James Cameron, became embroiled in a series of criminal investigations in 1994 after a woman died and more than 100 other ...

, member of the board of Caisse d'Epargne, Banque de l'Indochine, ...

References

1818 births 1909 deaths Businesspeople from Tours, France Politicians from Tours, France Members of the National Assembly (1871) Members of Parliament for Indre-et-Loire French life senators Mayors of Tours Mayors of places in Centre-Val de Loire French bankers Officers of the Legion of Honour Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 1st class {{IndreLoire-politician-stub

Life

See also

References