Maximim-Dominique Consolat | |
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Born | 4 August 1785 Grasse, Var, France |
Died | 29 July 1858 | (aged 72)
Occupation(s) | Businessman, politician |
Maximin-Dominique Consolat (1785-1858) was a French politician. He worked for his family business in Russia for twenty-three years. Upon returning to France, he served as the Mayor of Marseille from 1831 to 1843.
Maximim-Dominique Consolat was born on 4 August 1785 in Le Bar-sur-Loup, Var, France. [1] He was educated in Draguignan, where he was a very good student in mathematics. [1]
His three uncles worked as merchants in Saint Petersburg, Russia. [1] Indeed, they had established the first Franco-Russian trading operation to date. [1]
In 1800, at the age of fifteen, Consolat moved to Russia, where he worked for his uncles. [1] Shortly after, he served on the Board of Directors of their company. [1] He worked for the family business in Russia for twenty-three years, until 1823. [1]
In 1830, he became postmaster in Marseille. [1] Later that year, he served as Deputy Mayor, while Joseph Alexis Rostand was Mayor. [1] [3] On 12 September 1831 he was appointed as Mayor, serving until 1843. [1] He oversaw relief efforts in Marseille during the epidemics of cholera of 1834 and 1835. [1] In 1834, he paved the way for the Canal de Marseille and the construction of the Roquefavour Aqueduct. [1] [4] He was replaced by André Raynard in 1843. [3]
He became a Knight of the Legion of Honor in 1832 and an Officer in 1834. [1]
He married one of his cousins in the 1820s. [1] He was a practicing Roman Catholic. [1] He received treatments for his recurring stomach upsets in Vichy. [1]
He died on 29 July 1858 of stomach upset. [1]
Maximim-Dominique Consolat | |
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Born | 4 August 1785 Grasse, Var, France |
Died | 29 July 1858 | (aged 72)
Occupation(s) | Businessman, politician |
Maximin-Dominique Consolat (1785-1858) was a French politician. He worked for his family business in Russia for twenty-three years. Upon returning to France, he served as the Mayor of Marseille from 1831 to 1843.
Maximim-Dominique Consolat was born on 4 August 1785 in Le Bar-sur-Loup, Var, France. [1] He was educated in Draguignan, where he was a very good student in mathematics. [1]
His three uncles worked as merchants in Saint Petersburg, Russia. [1] Indeed, they had established the first Franco-Russian trading operation to date. [1]
In 1800, at the age of fifteen, Consolat moved to Russia, where he worked for his uncles. [1] Shortly after, he served on the Board of Directors of their company. [1] He worked for the family business in Russia for twenty-three years, until 1823. [1]
In 1830, he became postmaster in Marseille. [1] Later that year, he served as Deputy Mayor, while Joseph Alexis Rostand was Mayor. [1] [3] On 12 September 1831 he was appointed as Mayor, serving until 1843. [1] He oversaw relief efforts in Marseille during the epidemics of cholera of 1834 and 1835. [1] In 1834, he paved the way for the Canal de Marseille and the construction of the Roquefavour Aqueduct. [1] [4] He was replaced by André Raynard in 1843. [3]
He became a Knight of the Legion of Honor in 1832 and an Officer in 1834. [1]
He married one of his cousins in the 1820s. [1] He was a practicing Roman Catholic. [1] He received treatments for his recurring stomach upsets in Vichy. [1]
He died on 29 July 1858 of stomach upset. [1]