Augustin Pouyer-Quertier
Augustin Thomas Pouyer-Quertier, (2 September 1820 – 2 April 1891) was Minister for Finance of France. 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
French Ministers of Finance
Senators of Seine-Maritime