Jean-Baptiste Pastré | |
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Born | |
Died | 19 August 1877 | (aged 72)
Occupation(s) | Banker, arms-dealer, politician |
Spouse | Marie-Thérèse Poncet |
Children | Marie Jeanne Faustine Pastré Eugénie Pastré Rose Pastré |
Parent(s) | Jean-François Pastré Marie-Eugénie Gauthier |
Relatives | Amélie Pastré (sister) Jean Joseph Pastré (brother) Eugène Pastré (brother) Jules Pastré, Prince d'Edde (brother) |
Jean-Baptiste Pastré (10 October 1804 - 19 August 1877) was a French banker and arms-dealer from Marseille. A merchant banker in Egypt, he founded the Anglo-Egyptian Bank in 1862. He also served on the City Council of Marseille.
Jean-Baptiste Pastré was born on 10 October 1804 in Marseille. [1] His father, Jean-François Pastré (1758-1821), was a banker. [2] His mother was Marie-Eugénie Gauthier (1776-1862). [2] He had a sister, Amélie Pastré (1800-1880), and three brothers: Jean Joseph Pastré (1801-1861), Eugène Pastré (1806–1868) and Jules Pastré, Prince d'Edde (1810-1902). [1] [2]
Pastré became a prominent businessman and banker in Marseille. [3] He was also an arms-dealer. [4] [5] [6] For example, he sold weapons to the French Army during the Crimean War of 1853–1856. [7] Moreover, in the 1850s, he served on the Boards of Directors of Arnaud Touache et Cie, later known as the Compagnie de navigation mixte, and Messageries Maritimes, both merchant shipping companies. [8]
Thanks to his mother's friendship with Muhammad Ali of Egypt, Pastré went to Egypt to do business at the age of nineteen. [9] [10] As a result, he established a financial institution in Egypt as early as 1825. [11] From the 1840s to the 1860s, he was one of the main French merchant bankers investing in Egypt, alongside Delort de Gléon and Edouard Dervieu (1824-1905). [12] In 1862, he founded the Anglo-Egyptian Bank. [13]
Back in Marseille, Pastré served as the first Chairman of the Société Marseillaise de Crédit. [14] [15] He also served as the first Vice President of the Compagnie des Docks et Entrepôts de Marseille, which he co-founded. [16] [17] Additionally, he served as a member of the Chamber of Commerce of Marseille from 1836 to 1842, from 1845 to 1849, and as its chairman from 1852 to 1866. [5] [6] [17] [18] [19] [20] In this capacity, he described Marseille as the meeting place between the West and the East, with the Mediterranean Sea as the place where peace must be forged. [21] He also served as a city councillor of Marseille. [22]
Pastré married Marie-Thérèse Poncet (1821-1879) on 15 February 1841. [1] They had three children:
They resided at 57 Rue Saint-Ferréol in Marseille. [23]
Pastré died on 19 August 1877 in Marseille. [1]
Jean-Baptiste Pastré | |
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Born | |
Died | 19 August 1877 | (aged 72)
Occupation(s) | Banker, arms-dealer, politician |
Spouse | Marie-Thérèse Poncet |
Children | Marie Jeanne Faustine Pastré Eugénie Pastré Rose Pastré |
Parent(s) | Jean-François Pastré Marie-Eugénie Gauthier |
Relatives | Amélie Pastré (sister) Jean Joseph Pastré (brother) Eugène Pastré (brother) Jules Pastré, Prince d'Edde (brother) |
Jean-Baptiste Pastré (10 October 1804 - 19 August 1877) was a French banker and arms-dealer from Marseille. A merchant banker in Egypt, he founded the Anglo-Egyptian Bank in 1862. He also served on the City Council of Marseille.
Jean-Baptiste Pastré was born on 10 October 1804 in Marseille. [1] His father, Jean-François Pastré (1758-1821), was a banker. [2] His mother was Marie-Eugénie Gauthier (1776-1862). [2] He had a sister, Amélie Pastré (1800-1880), and three brothers: Jean Joseph Pastré (1801-1861), Eugène Pastré (1806–1868) and Jules Pastré, Prince d'Edde (1810-1902). [1] [2]
Pastré became a prominent businessman and banker in Marseille. [3] He was also an arms-dealer. [4] [5] [6] For example, he sold weapons to the French Army during the Crimean War of 1853–1856. [7] Moreover, in the 1850s, he served on the Boards of Directors of Arnaud Touache et Cie, later known as the Compagnie de navigation mixte, and Messageries Maritimes, both merchant shipping companies. [8]
Thanks to his mother's friendship with Muhammad Ali of Egypt, Pastré went to Egypt to do business at the age of nineteen. [9] [10] As a result, he established a financial institution in Egypt as early as 1825. [11] From the 1840s to the 1860s, he was one of the main French merchant bankers investing in Egypt, alongside Delort de Gléon and Edouard Dervieu (1824-1905). [12] In 1862, he founded the Anglo-Egyptian Bank. [13]
Back in Marseille, Pastré served as the first Chairman of the Société Marseillaise de Crédit. [14] [15] He also served as the first Vice President of the Compagnie des Docks et Entrepôts de Marseille, which he co-founded. [16] [17] Additionally, he served as a member of the Chamber of Commerce of Marseille from 1836 to 1842, from 1845 to 1849, and as its chairman from 1852 to 1866. [5] [6] [17] [18] [19] [20] In this capacity, he described Marseille as the meeting place between the West and the East, with the Mediterranean Sea as the place where peace must be forged. [21] He also served as a city councillor of Marseille. [22]
Pastré married Marie-Thérèse Poncet (1821-1879) on 15 February 1841. [1] They had three children:
They resided at 57 Rue Saint-Ferréol in Marseille. [23]
Pastré died on 19 August 1877 in Marseille. [1]