Casimir Perier
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Casimir Perier KLH |
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Portrait of Casimir Perier by Louis Hersent (1827)
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| 9th Prime Minister of France | |
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In office 13 March 1831 – 16 May 1832 |
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| Monarch | Louis Philippe I |
| Preceded by | Jacques Laffitte |
| Succeeded by | Jean-de-Dieu Soult |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
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In office 11 November 1830 – 31 May 1831 |
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| Monarch | Louis Philippe I |
| Preceded by | Jacques Laffitte |
| Succeeded by | Amédée Girod de l'Ain |
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In office 6 August 1830 – 21 August 1830 |
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| Monarch | Louis Philippe I |
| Preceded by | Pierre Paul Royer-Collard |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Laffitte |
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Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Aube |
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In office 18 November 1827 – 16 May 1832 |
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| Preceded by | Victor Alexandre Masson |
| Succeeded by | Nicolas Vernier-Guérard |
| Constituency | Troyes |
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Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Seine |
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In office 21 September 1817 – 17 November 1827 |
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| Preceded by | Élie Decazes |
| Succeeded by | Nicolas Bavoux |
| Constituency | Paris (3rd arrondissement) |
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October 11, 1777 Grenoble, France |
| Died | May 16, 1832 (aged 54) Paris, France |
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Doctrinaires (1817–1830) Resistance Party (1830–1832) |
| Spouse(s) | Pauline Loyer (m. 1805; d. 1832) |
| Children |
Auguste Paul |
| Education | Oratory of Lyon |
| Profession | Banker, industrialist |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Casimir-Pierre Perier (11 October 1777 – 16 May 1832) was a prominent French banker, mine owner, political leader and statesman. In business, through his bank in Paris and ownership of the Anzin Coal Co. in the Department of Nord, he contributed significantly to the economic development of France in the early stages of industrialization. In politics, he was a leading liberal member of the Chamber of Deputies throughout the Bourbon Restoration and president of the chamber at the outset of the July Revolution of 1830. He led the liberal-conservative Resistance Party in support of the constitutional monarchy of Louis-Philippe I. He became president of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Interior in the spring of 1831 (13 March 1831 - 16 May 1832). Although his ministry was brief, his strong government succeeded in restoring order at home and keeping peace abroad. He fell victim to the cholera epidemic in France in 1832.
Born in Grenoble, Casimir Perier was the fourth of the eight sons of “Milord” Claude-Nicolas Perier (1742-1801), the rich merchant-manufacturer and banker who opened his Château de Vizille to the famous meeting of the Estates of Dauphiné (21 July 1788) foreshadowing the French Revolution. His mother was the former Marie-Charlotte Pascal (1749-1821), the daughter of a prominent linens manufacturer at nearby Voiron. Both his father and grandfather (Jacques Perier,1702–82) made their fortunes in the commerce of canvas and linen cloths. Claude added the manufacture of printed cotton cloths (Indiennes) at the Château de Vizille, which he purchased in 1780 from Gabriel Louis de Neufville, duc de Villeroy. The Revolution and Napoleon opened up new opportunities for families of the wealthy "bourgeoisie grenobloise" such as the Periers. Claude Perier shifted the center of his business affairs to Paris, where he took up residence beginning in 1794 (rue Saint-Honoré) and mingled with leading French financiers. In 1795 he invested in and became a director of the largest coal mining company in northern France, the Anzin Company; in 1796 he helped to found a major investment bank in Paris, the Caisse des Comtes Courants; and in 1799, shortly after Napoleon’s coup d’état of Brumaire, he became one of the founders and first directors of the famous Bank of France.
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