Eugène Schneider II
Eugène Schneider, II | |
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| Born | Charles Prosper Eugène Schneider 29 October 1868 Le Creusot, Saône-et-Loire, France |
| Died | 17 November 1942 (aged 74) Paris, France |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, politician |
| Spouse | Antoinette de Rafélis de Saint-Sauveur |
| Children | Charles Schneider Henri-Paul Schneider Jean Schneider Marie-Zélie Schneider |
| Parent | Henri Schneider |
| Relatives | Eugène Schneider (paternal grandfather) Adolphe Schneider (paternal granduncle) Pierre de Cossé Brissac, 12th Duke of Brissac (son-in-law) Elvire de Brissac (granddaughter) |
Eugène Schneider, II (in French: Eugène II Schneider) (29 October 1868 – 17 November 1942) was a French businessman and politician.
Early life
Charles Prosper Eugène Schneider was born on October 29, 1868 in Le Creusot, rural France.[1][2] His father, Henri Schneider, was a businessman and politician. His paternal grandfather, Eugène Schneider, was the co-founder of Schneider-Creusot with his grand-uncle Adolphe Schneider in 1836. He grew up at the Château de la Verrerie in Le Creusot.[3]
Career
Schneider was appointed as co-Chairman of Schneider-Creusot in 1896.[2] He became its sole Chairman in 1898.[2]
He served on the Boards of Directors of the Crédit Lyonnais, Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée, the Société Métallurgique de Normandie and the Banque de l'Union Parisienne.[3] He also served as the Chairman of the Union européenne industrielle et financière.[3]
He joined the Popular Liberal Action, a center-right political party. He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies for them from 1889 to 1910.[1]
He served as the Mayor of Le Creusot from 1896 to 1900.[4]
He was a member of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques.[4]
Personal life
He married Antoinette de Rafélis de Saint-Sauveur, an heiress to the Château d'Apremont-sur-Allier. They had three sons, Charles, Henri-Paul and Jean, and a daughter, Marie-Zélie, a.k.a. May, later the 12th Duchess of Brissac.
Death
He died on November 17, 1942 in Paris.[1][2]
Legacy
His statue, designed by sculptor Paul Landowski, stands on the Boulevard Eugène-Paul Schneider (named after his son) in Le Creusot.[5]
References
- ^ a b c National Assembly: Eugène Schneider
- ^ a b c d Notice biographique: Eugène Schneider (1868-1942), Revue de Métallurgie, n. 5, May 1943, pp. 156-160
- ^ a b c Jean-Louis Beaucarnot, Nos familles dans la grande guerre, Paris: JC Lattès, 2013 [1]
- ^ a b Eugène Schneider (1868-1942), Bibliothèque nationale de France
- ^ Le Creusot: La statue d'Eugène II Schneider, Bvd Henri-Paul Schneider