Charles Ignace Plichon
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Charles Ignace Plichon was a French lawyer, businessman and politician. As a young man he was attracted to the social idealism of Saint-Simonianism. In 1841–42 he undertook a diplomatic and explorator
Ignace Plichon c. 1882
Plichon as a deputy of the Corps législatif
"M. Plichon, ministre des Travaux publics" (1870)
The Compagnie des mines de Béthune, sometimes called the sometimes called the Compagnie de Grenay after the name of the concession, was a French coal mining company in the Pas-de-Calais that was estab
Charles Ignace Plichon
…champion of Catholic and protectionist interests from 1857 until his death in 1888. He made a fortunate marriage through which he became President of the Compagnie des mines de Béthune. He was briefly Minister of Public Works in 1870. Ignace Plichon was born on 28 June 1814 in Bailleul, Nord. His parents were Ildephonse Plichon…
Mine head at Bully-les-Mines c. 1900
Château Mercier, residence of the director-general of the company. The building was damaged by shellfire during World War I, restored after the war.
Mine 12 at Annequin c. 1909