Henri Barbet
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Henri Barbet, or Henry Barbet, was a French industrialist and politician. He owned and ran the family cotton spinning and weaving factory in Rouen, one of the most important in the region. For many ye
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Louis-Martin Lebeuf
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Louis-Martin Lebeuf was a French banker, faience manufacturer and right-leaning politician. He supported protectionist policies, and supported the coup d'etat that launched the Second French Empire un
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…by the committee of metallurgists. The council included Antoine Odier (President), Auguste Mimerel (Vice-President), Joseph Périer (Treasurer) and Louis-Martin Lebeuf (Secretary). Members included Henri Barbet, Léon Talabot and Eugène Schneider. Barbet became an administrator of the Chemins de Fer du Nord. In 1858…
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Faience plate with printed and painted decoration, Creil