Augustin Pouyer-Quertier

Augustin Thomas Pouyer-Quertier, (2 September 1820 – 2 April 1891) was Minister for Finance of

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. He was born in Étouteville-en-Caux (Seine-Maritime) and died in Rouen. He developed a cotton factory and cotton agriculture in Algeria. He was one of the founders of Compagnie française du télégraphe de Paris à New-York, the French Telegraph Company, in 1879. 1820 births 1891 deaths People from Seine-Maritime French Ministers of Finance Senators of Seine-Maritime {{France-politician-stub